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- 1 2 Probe into deaths of 95 at nursing home, Gene McKenna and Eilish O'Regan, Irish Independent, 28 October 2005, retrieved 9 April 2009
- ↑ "Nursing home bill to set up inspections body". RTÉ News. 14 December 2006.
- 1 2 3 4 Doctor queried disabled man's care before death, Eilis O'Regan, Irish Independent, 16 November 2005, retrieved 9 April 2009
- ↑ Leas Cross report finds 'systematic abuse', RTÉ News, 10 November 2006, retrieved 9 April 2009
- 1 2 3 Leas Cross Report, Health Service Executive, last updated 18 August 2008, retrieved 9 April 2009
- 1 2 Leas Cross–catalogue of neglect, irishhealth.com, 11 November 2006, retrieved 9 April 2009