Why do we tolerate this appalling abuse?

It was inevitable that the shocking abuse of residents uncovered at Áras Attracta in Swinford, a care home for adults with intellectual disabilities, was not an isolated case.

It is tragic to have to acknowledge that, in these circumstances, human cruelty is a universal failing made possible by ineffective supervision.

By looking the other way, by not insisting that managers who fail on this scale are sacked, we continue to facilitate criminal barbarism.