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‘Abusive interactions’ at Westmeath care centre, Hiqa finds
- Health
- October 5, 2020, 21:10
There was a “consistent level of abusive interactions” within a residential care centre for adults with disabilities in Co Westmeath which “impacted s(...)

Disability centre resident experienced ‘89 abusive incidents’ in nine months - Hiqa
- Irish News
- January 23, 2020, 11:08
A resident of a south Dublin centre for people with disabilities experienced 89 abusive incidents in a nine-month period, according to a report by the(...)

Funding for Rehab to be increased by €2m a year
- Irish News
- May 21, 2019, 21:06
The Government has agreed to increase funding for the Rehab Group, which provides services for people with intellectual and physical disabilities, by (...)

Staff in brain injury support centre were ignoring residents - report
- Irish News
- April 10, 2019, 19:37
Residents of a supported accommodation facility for people with an acquired brain injury raised concerns that staff were on their phones and ignoring (...)

Staff in disability centre told to leave resident behind during fire drills
- Social Affairs
- August 22, 2018, 16:24
Staff at a centre for adults with severe disabilities were repeatedly told to leave a resident behind during fire-drill evacuations, “and rely on the (...)

Physical abuse between residents found at disability centre
- Social Affairs
- March 13, 2018, 19:43
Instances of physical abuse between residents have been identified at a Limerick disability centre run by RehabCare. At another centre, in Co Kerry,(...)

Storm Ophelia: Luas operator meets as service cancelled
- Irish News
- October 15, 2017
Luas: There will be no Luas service on the Red or Green lines on Tuesday morning due to damage at a technical room at the Red Cow depot. It is current(...)

Residents at disability centre subjected to physical and verbal abuse
- Social Affairs
- March 15, 2017, 12:06
The health watchdog was forced to visit a disability centre in Dublin after it received over 20 reports of physical, psychological and verbal abuse in(...)

Galway disability centre ‘failed to prevent peer-to-peer abuse’
- Health
- December 13, 2016, 12:28
Locks had to be fitted to doors and residents escorted down hallways by staff at a Galway centre for people with intellectual disabilities in order to(...)

Over €100,000 paid to 24 bosses at funded bodies
- Business
- July 22, 2014, 01:00
A total of 24 senior managers in organisations which receive substantial grant funding from the HSE are being paid more than €100,000 per year, new o(...)