Unsafe Tusla special care unit in Limerick described as a 'dump' by children

Coovagh House in Limerick. The health watchdog found it posed 'a significant risk to children’s safety and protection'.

Hiqa has found children in a Special Care Unit in Limerick were not safe at the facility due to an escalation of incidents there, the physical decline of the building and challenges over adequate staffing.

It also found that Tusla had failed to report allegations of abuse made by children or serious injuries to it.