Teen care centre shut down after worker assaulted

A residential care service for troubled teenage girls in Loughmahon in Cork City, has been closed down for three months by the HSE following an assault on a staff member.

And in another care home, also in the HSE South area, a number of serious incidents have resulted in staff suffering injuries and taking sick leave.

The revelations are the latest in a long line of serious issues for residential services for troubled teenagers.