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2010 11:42:55 GMTDisabled WorldIrelandGrant supports transition from institutional to personalized models of care in disability and mental health serviceshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/uk/ireland/genio-trust-grant.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/uk/ireland/genio-trust-grant.phpTue, 03 Aug 2010 11:42:37 GMTDisabled WorldIrelandIrish Times reporting on the first two and half years of HSEs recording of complaints in relation to disability serviceshttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/uk/ireland/dfi-pr.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/uk/ireland/dfi-pr.phpTue, 02 Feb 2010 11:40:49 GMTDisabled WorldIrelandSurvival rates for cancer in Ireland are continuing to rise even though the number of cases being diagnosed is increasinghttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/uk/ireland/cancer-ireland.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/news/uk/ireland/cancer-ireland.phpFri, 24 Apr 2009 15:50:56 GMTDisabled WorldIrelandAlcohol-related deaths in England and Wales are twice as high among people 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