Disability activist 'held hostage' in Germany by refusal of care funding for her emigration to Ireland 

 Evelyne Cynk wants to emigrate to Ireland and become a writer. However, she has been told that if she leaves Germany to live in Ireland, the state funding for the 24-hour care she currently receives will be withdrawn. She claims this is in contravention of her rights.  Picture: Yelyzaveta Hubar 

A disability activist and aspiring writer claims she is being “held hostage” by her German care company, who refuses to fund her emigration to Ireland.

Evelyne Cynk has recently been offered a place in UCC’s MA in Creative Writing, and a sixth-month internship with the Stinging Fly literary magazine.