Raw deal for carers: ‘It would change if the public knew — what was our problem could become yours’

Mary McDonnell, who spent 54 years caring for her daughter, tells Noel Baker that you never become an ‘ex-carer’.

When the moment finally came it was unexpected, so quick it almost caught everyone by surprise.

On October 18, in her own bed, in her own home, and surrounded by her parents, her aunt, and a family friend, Sinead McDonnell passed away, aged 54.