Cork nursing home residents' families to mount further Fair Deal protests

Families of 56 residents have launched a blistering attack on the minister for older people

Mary Butler, the minister for older people, has been criticised by the families of those affected. Picture: Gerard McCarthy

The families of 56 residents of a Cork nursing home at the centre of a Fair Deal funding crisis have launched a blistering attack on the minister for older people as they plan more protests at the offices of senior cabinet members.

The relatives mounting a high-profile campaign for their loved ones — who risk losing their homes at Beaumont Residential Care (BRC) — will protest again today outside the constituency offices of Tánaiste Micheál Martin, Finance Minister Michael McGrath, and Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney.