Wild winds won't stop disability activist Cara

A TEENAGE disability activist will protest outside Leinster House in strong winds for 50 hours as 18,000 children await an overdue assessment of needs.

- BY CIARA O'LOUGHLIN Political Correspondent

Cara Darmody will protest from 10am today until 12pm on Thursday, despite a wind warning being in place.

The 15-year-old said with the storm blowing she will "really suffer" sleeping in a tent outside.

She added: "I see it as a symbol of the pain and suffering that families go through when services, assessments and therapies aren't given to their children in a timely manner."