Irish Examiner view: Parents' heartbreaking plea for their daughter's care when they are no longer there

At least 2,000 adults with intellectual disabilities live with parents or carers aged over 70. Now a dad seeks to ensure his daughter is cared for when he's no longer able to do so

Tony and Susan Murray and their 42-year-old daughter Aoife. In the 'Irish Examiner' today (print and online) you can read why Tony has set up Before We Die which aims to ensure that plans are in place for the care of people like Aoife whose parents may soon not be in a position to continue to care for them. Picture: Moya Nolan

Our report in Monday's Irish Examiner, in print and online, on the provision of services for people with intellectual disabilities makes for uncomfortable reading.

It paints a picture of a system that is failing thousands of families who are living with the constant fear of how their loved ones will be cared for when they are no longer able to provide that care.