Murdered nurse’s father to speak on changing society

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

Brave heart surgeon Maurice Neligan will speak at the 10th annual conference hosted by the Ceifin Centre in Co Clare next week which carries the broad theme of Tracking the Tiger — a Decade of Change.

He will deliver a speech on his experience of the health service as part of a trio of speakers exploring the topic, Are Market Values our Only Values? The pioneering doctor and writer lost Sara, 31, the fourth of his and wife Pat’s seven children in June when she was stabbed to death at her Dublin city apartment. A man was charged with her murder and is in custody awaiting trial.