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HSE starts check over wrong cancer diagnosis
The Health Service Executive has said it expects that the misdiagnosis of a woman with breast cancer "will prove to have been an isolated incident". Fiona Gartland reports. p

Tourists knocked down and killed on pavement
A group of French tourists were still in shock yesterday after a horrific crash in west Dublin late on Wednesday night that killed two female members of the group as they walked along a pavement. Mark Rodden and Conor Lally report. p

'Forgotten' of May 1974 bombs seek Dáil debate
Fresh calls were made yesterday for a full Dáil debate into security force collusion in paramilitary attacks at the height of the Troubles. p

Election2007

'My energy levels as good as ever' - Ahern
Leaders' TV debate: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny clashed over health, crime and the state of the economy in their head-to-head TV debate last night. Michael O'Regan and Marie O'Halloran report. p
Wound up like cuckoo clocks, they delivered Yawnarama
Pressure? What pressure? Here were two men more wound up than a roomful of cuckoo clocks, but determined to maintain the breezy pretence of nonchalance, writes Miriam Lord in Montrose p
Kenny v Ahern
What they said . . . p
The verdict
Five floating voters on last night's debate. p
FF and Labour crime proposals stress Cab role
Fianna Fáil and Labour have both put the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) at the centre of their proposals to tackle serious crime, write Conor Lally , Crime Correspondent and Kathryn Hayes
Rabbitte burns his bridges on coalition with FF
Labour briefing: Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte yesterday ended any lingering doubts over his post-election coalition intentions by firmly ruling out going into government with Fianna Fáil. In his firmest statement to date on the issue, Mr Rabbitte said: "I have no intention of doing any business with Fianna Fáil. I thought I had made that clear 100 times." p
Wicklow FF candidate denies vote pact with Labour rival
Wicklow: Fianna Fáil candidate in Wicklow Pat Fitzgerald has denied entering into a pact with Labour candidate Nicky Kelly for preferences in the general election. p
One sitting FF TD will fall in 'group of death'
Despite Fianna Fáil replacing Fine Gael as the dominant force in 1997 and 2002, Cork North West rarely made headlines, but the entry of Minister of State Batt O'Keeffe and the inclusion of his Ballincollig base has made it one of the country's most intriguing contests. p
Kenny promises immigration minister
FG briefing: Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has promised to appoint a minister for immigration affairs to overhaul what he described as Ireland's "dysfunctional immigration system". p
Labour set to gain seat as FF hopefuls battle it out
Tipperary South is not for the faint-hearted. Renowned for its love of bloodsports, the old South Riding is in full cry, pursuing not mongrel foxes but the constituency's precious quarry of three seats. Fur will fly. p
Change brewing and Clune may be electorate's cup of tea
On the canvass: If Barry's Tea heiress Deirdre Clune doesn't manage to bag the Cork South Central seat she lost in 2002, it won't be for lack of family support. It's 6.30pm on Wednesday in Rochestown and the Fine Gael candidate's stylish sister-in-law Karen is getting ready to pound the pavements. Róisín Ingle with Deirdre Clune. p
Labour 'to tackle' surfeit of HSE senior executives
Health service: The Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte has said he would personally introduce a voluntary redundancy programme for senior and middle management as part of radical reform of the health service and the Garda.
Greens plan body to tackle urban sprawl
Greens briefing: The Green Party has proposed the introduction of a new land use and planning authority to combat the growing problem of urban sprawl. p
FG denies conflict on strategy
Election tactics: Fine Gael yesterday played down suggestions of an unravelling of its electoral strategy in Cork East after supporters of Senator Paul Bradford called for him to be allowed canvass in the southern end of the four-seat constituency in an attempt to secure a second seat for the party. p
Ahern rules out SF pact after election
Coalition options: Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea have ruled out post-election arrangements with Sinn Féin to keep Fianna Fáil in office, either in a coalition or as a minority government. Deaglán de Bréadún , Political Correspondent, reports. p
Campaign trail: an election miscellany
Compiled by Shane Hegarty p
At a glance
What happened yesterday. p

Other Stories

New assessment guidelines would have reduced misdiagnosis risk
The implementation of new guidelines for the assessment of breast cancer, based on treatment in dedicated breast cancer units, would have significantly reduced the risk of misdiagnosis for Rebecca O'Malley, medical sources have suggested. Dr Muiris Houston , Medical Correspondent, reports. p
Harney says shorter week must be at no extra cost
Minister for Health Mary Harney has said that the reduction of the working week for various groups in the public sector will only be considered if it can be achieved at no additional cost to the taxpayer and without any diminution in services to the public. p
HSE to review administration staffing levels
The Health Service Executive (HSE) is to carry out a comprehensive review of the number of administrative staff it employs. p
Ictu says new laws needed to protect agency workers
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said new legislation is required to ensure recruitment agencies are not used by employers to circumvent equality provisions in employment law and that agency workers are not treated as second-class citizens. p
Council rejects plans for 'super hospital complex' in west Dublin
A planning application for outline permission for a major "tri-location super hospital complex" in west Dublin has been rejected by South Dublin County Council. Tim O'Brien reports. p
Special units for ill children urged
High-dependency units for seriously ill children are required in regional hospitals around the country, according to a Limerick-based paediatrician. p
Foul play ruled out in death of garda
Gardaí investigating the death from gunshot wound of a detective in a Dublin Garda station say they are not seeking anybody else in relation to the matter. p
150 mark Norway day
Shell to Sea campaigners took part yesterday in a parade to mark Norway's national holiday. p
Inquest to allow gardaí hide identities
The Dublin city coroner has agreed that the identity of Garda witnesses can be concealed when they give evidence at the inquests of two men killed during a foiled post office robbery at Lusk almost two years ago. p
Gay rights activists call for law opposing schools discrimination
Gay rights activists have called on the Government to legislate to outlaw discrimination against members of the gay and lesbian communities in schools across the country. p
Demolition teams begin work at Lansdowne Road
It was a historic occasion for rugby and soccer fans yesterday as the demolition of Lansdowne Road stadium got under way. p
Less than 50% of outpatients availed of appointments
Fewer than half of the people who were offered "first-time" consultant appointments last year by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) actually had consultations, according to the organisation's annual report. p
Ray D'Arcy breaks RTÉ's Top 10 grip
Today FM has broken RTÉ's hold on the top 10 most popular radio programmes, with The Ray D'Arcy Show now the eighth most listened to show in the State, according to the latest JNLR/TNS mrbi survey. p
In Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p

In the North

President hails end of 'macho' politics
There was never a better moment for women in Northern Ireland to develop their "genius" as the North emerged from a "largely macho culture", President Mary McAleese told a PSNI women's conference in Newcastle, Co Down, yesterday. p
Couple guilty of husband's death
A woman and and her lover who killed her husband were found guilty yesterday at Armagh Crown Court. p

In the Courts

Wheatfield prisoner claims his segregation is inhuman
A prisoner who claims he has been isolated in his cell in Wheatfield Prison for up to 23 hours a day for more than a year is seeking a High Court declaration that he is being subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. p
Chef sues golf club over cut finger in kitchen
A chef who spent four days in a Dublin hospital after her finger was accidentally cut with a knife while she was working in the kitchen of a golf club, has brought a High Court action for damages. p
Jackson Way case ruling next week
The High Court will give judgment next week on an attempt by Jackson Way Properties Ltd to halt an action by the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) aimed at securing some €53 million from the company over its alleged "corrupt enrichment" from the sale of lands at Carrickmines in south Co Dublin. p
€106,000 damages for security guard beaten with axe
A security guard on a building site who was stabbed and beaten with an axe and hammer by two masked men has been awarded €106,000 damages by the High Court. p
Priest informed PSNI of abuse claims, court told
A priest told a child sex abuse trial in Derry yesterday that he had informed the PSNI of the abuse allegations made against a fellow priest in the Derry diocese. p
Bail is revoked in €2.3m robbery case
The High Court has revoked bail granted to a man charged in connection with a €2.3 million security van robbery and has issued a warrant for his arrest. p
Judge urges neighbours to talk in dispute over noise
A dispute between neighbours over what one calls "noisy parties" and the other describes as "spontaneous social gatherings" could be sorted out by talking to each other, Judge Dympna Cusack said yesterday. p
In Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p

Morris Tribunal

Former gardaí to 'corroborate bugging claim'
Two retired Cork gardaí will give evidence to corroborate claims that bugging of prisoners' conversations in Garda custody was a widespread practice within the force, the Morris tribunal heard. p

Regional News

Mother and daughter to be buried today in Bundoran
The funerals will take place today in Bundoran, Co Donegal, of the 26-year-old woman and her daughter who were found dead on Tuesday at their home in Letterkenny. p
Clare man may be questioned in US
A Clare businessman may be called to give evidence in the US about a fake Irish lottery operating through Shannon. The scheme, which claimed to be operating the "Irish Sweepstakes", targeted thousands of elderly Americans, some of whom lost their life savings. p
Call for return of hospital to community use
The town council in Killarney, Co Kerry, has decided to seek "the return" of a landmark neo-Gothic psychiatric building from the Health Service Executive (HSE). p
€65,000 legal bill for Ennis council
Ennis Town Council is facing a €65,000 legal bill arising from a former traffic warden stealing €300,000 in coins from the council's parking meters, it emerged yesterday. Gordon Deegan reports. p
Six honoured with Cork lord mayor's civic awards
Six Cork citizens drawn from a variety of fields of endeavour were last night honoured for their contributions to the life and wellbeing of the city when they were presented with the lord mayor's civic awards, writes Barry Roche , Southern Correspondent p

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