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# assisted decision making

Last month

April 2023

'Groundbreaking' decision-assisting service launched to help adults with cognitive impairments

It is estimated that one in every two adults will interact with the decision support service in their lifetime.

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Apr 26th 2023, 11:01 AM

All time

'Broken' wards of courts system 'depriving people of their liberty'

A man lost his bid to leave a nursing home during the week.

12.9k

Aug 12th 2018, 11:00 AM

An 1871 law catering for 'lunatics' was FINALLY repealed today

A new law will repeal the Lunacy Regulations Act, which has been on Ireland’s statute books for 144 years.

28.9k

Dec 17th 2015, 5:55 PM