The good life

JOE MANNIX is happy. He is surrounded by people who care for and about him and hasn’t a care in the world.

Two years ago, with the support of Kerry Parents’ and Friends’ Association, which cares for people who have intellectual disability, he moved into a house in Listowel, with three other men.

“I am happy where I am. I have good friends here. I love the place,” he says. “I have my own TV, my own space and my own livelihood. And I have a lot of independence.”