'The Government has to listen now': Families of nursing home residents hold protest at Dáil

Janet Coyle with a photo of her mother Veronica, who was a resident of Ballynoe Nursing Home, Cork at the Care Champions Ireland protest outside Leinster House. Pictures: Sam Boal/Collins 

A protest against abuse or neglect of older people heard calls for Government action instead of finger-pointing.

The protest, organised by advocacy group Care Champions, took place outside the Dáil on Thursday. It followed a disturbing RTÉ documentary revealing neglect of residents at two Emeis Ireland nursing homes.