THE consultant psychiatrist who allegedly sexually abused numerous female patients treated disgraced child abuser priest Bill Carney and gave the green light to his return to ministry.

In the first of a two-part Irish Examiner special investigation, we look at how we treat the most vulnerable in society.

SERVICES to more than 60 people in Limerick with intellectual disabilities are to be drastically reduced from this month, due to government cutbacks.

SIXTY of the 99 workers in a west Limerick manufacturing plant are to lose their jobs and a further 60 jobs are under threat at the Limerick Brothers of Charity Services.

Employers need to fit working hours around the busy lives of post-boom families to help save communities, a leading sociologist claimed today.

THE father of murdered nurse Sara Neligan will be among the speakers at a two-day conference on the changes occurring in Irish society.

A FAMILY-CENTRED, short-term care scheme coordinated by the Brothers of Charity Services and funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) is again looking for Waterford families to accommodate children with intellectual disabilities for short periods of time.

WE want to tell you how we feel about our needs as people with learning disabilities.

PEOPLE with intellectual disability were yesterday given a new incentive to strive for independent living when a brochure on housing tailored to their needs was launched at the Brothers of Charity Service Users Conference in Bunratty.

FAMILIES, carers, and friends of those with intellectual disabilities must stand back more and let them make some of their own choices, in line with their needs, wishes and views, a support group has urged.