Public will be ‘complicit’ in abuse if nothing done in response

Irish people will be “complicit” in the Áras Attracta abuse if they do nothing in response to the revelations, and must decide now “if we are going to be silent or act” on the scandal.

That was the claim of the Disability Federation of Ireland chief executive, John Dolan, after revelations about the West of Ireland facility were broadcast on Tuesday night.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Mr Dolan said it was no longer good enough for the problems in residential care homes to be swept under the carpet or hit the headlines before quickly disappearing.