No 'Fair Deal' for man separated from wife of 63 years: 'I pray, and then I cry'

“The fact is we just love each other...It’s a nightmare for me. And it’s a nightmare, I’m sure, for my lovely wife."

An elderly couple, who have been married for 63 years, were recently separated when only one place was granted to them in a nursing home to which they both applied. [Updated]

Michael Devereux, 89, and his wife Kathleen, 85, both applied for the home under the Fair Deal scheme in March.