17 garda calls to home for troubled teens

GARDAÍ had to be called on 17 occasions to help restore order in a home for troubled teens.

Two young people were charged with offences arising out of an incident in the high support unit (HSU) in the Health Service Executive North Eastern Area (HSENEA).

There were four charges in all, one of criminal damage, two relating to incidents involving members of staff and one involving an assault on a young person. The incidents to which the garda responded took place over the course of a year leading up to an inspection of the unit in July by the Irish Social Services Inspectorate (ISSI).