A VOICE FOR THE VULNERABLE – Irish Examiner Special Investigation – Day 2

In the final part of our series on how the vulnerable in our society are treated, Sharon Ní Conchúir says fears abound that public nursing homes are slowly being phased out.

A VOICE FOR THE VULNERABLE – Irish Examiner Special Investigation – Day 2
Wed, 25 Aug, 2010 - 01:00
Sharon Ní Conchúir

Pictured is Angela Brosnan, a patient of Cobh Community Hospital in Cork.

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