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LISTEN: South Roscommon woman faces cuts to her disabled daughter's vital homecare package

Jan 15, 2025 13:39 By Eoghan Murphy
LISTEN: South Roscommon woman faces cuts to her disabled daughter's vital homecare package
Mary Moore cares for her daughter Martina
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She currently gets care on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, but that’s set to be removed later this month.

A south Roscommon woman is on the brink of having her homecare package for her severely disabled daughter reduced.

She currently gets care on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, but that’s set to be removed later this month.

Local councillor John Keogh says it’s an absolutely outrageous way to treat a severely disabled person and her elderly parents - living in fear that the homecare supports will stop on January 31.

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Eoghan Murphy travelled to Drum in south Roscommon to meet Mary Moore, who first spoke about her 49-year-old daughter Martina's health challenges.

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