Charity CEO's resignation shows up the State's failure to provide essential services

Shock departure highlights again the need for the State to take direct responsibility for our most vulnerable citizens
Charity CEO's resignation shows up the State's failure to provide essential services

Patrick Relihan — pictured in 2016 at the launch of a golf classic fundraiser — has suddenly resigned as CEO of Matt Talbot Adolescent Services, which has worked with troubled teens. Picture: Gerard McCarthy

The sudden resignation of the chief executive of a prominent charity doing vital work should give pause for thought on how health services are provided in this country.

Organisations such as Matt Talbot Adolescent Services (MTAS), from which Patrick Relihan has resigned, are left to fill gaps in the State’s provision.

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