President Higgins honours 20 long-serving carers

Twenty long-serving carers, who between them have provided almost 800 years of care for their loved ones, were honoured by President Michael D Higgins at a ceremony in Dublin yesterday.

A number of the family carers who attended the ceremony, hosted by the Carers Association, are in their 80s and all those who received formal recognition have provided between 30 and 54 years of care.

The oldest carer in the group was 91-year-old Nancy Rigby-Jones from Stillorgan, Dublin. She has been caring for her son, Phillip, 53, who has special needs, for 50 years.