TWO brothers at the centre of a child abuse scandal have been admitted to a psychiatric unit in Londonderry.

The Western Health Trust has asked two men who abused children in a Fermanagh village over a 30-year period to admit themselves to hospital for treatment.

Sinn Fein MP, Michelle Gildernew, says a “forthright” meeting has been held between victims of sexual abuse and the Justice Minister David Ford.

Health Service Executive bosses are reeling from the latest damning investigation which said foster care in parts of Dublin was in a state of crisis.

THERE are 114 domiciliary care staff working in the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) today than in 2007.

A specialist supported living scheme has been officially opened this week in Antrim.

Up to 1,300 health and social care jobs could be at risk in Northern Ireland as a result of public expenditure cuts and efficiency targets.

An independent report has said excessive drinking costs the public purse in Northern Ireland almost £700m a year.

Residents of the County Fermanagh village of Donagh, where four brothers sexually abused children over 30 years, have appealed for calm.

PLANS for the new Palliative Care Unit at Antrim Area Hospital took a step closer to completion this week after the charity behind the project hit its target a year early.