Discovery of Cork woman's remains prompts further call for 'safety net' system

Campaigner Paddy O’Brien, who raised concerns about what he called 'increasing urban isolation', said such cases are happening on a far too frequent basis

It is understood that Joyce O’Mahony was extremely private, did not venture out much, and was last seen alive in 2021. Picture: Chani Anderson

A leading elderly rights campaigner has repeated his calls for a social welfare alert system following the death of another person whose remains lay undiscovered at home for months.

Campaigner Paddy O’Brien, who in 2019 raised concerns about what he called "increasing urban isolation” following the discovery of a man six months after he died in his Cork flat, said such cases are happening on a far too frequent basis.