The confidence of the HSE and the Probation Service in Matt Talbot Adolescent Services is thought to be at an all-time low after years of internal strife and closure of its Enniskeane unit

Shock departure highlights again the need for the State to take direct responsibility for our most vulnerable citizens

Matt Talbot Adolescent Services has been in operation for over 20 years in Cork City and, until last year, through a residential centre in West Cork