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I did not fail my patients, says Portlaoise radiologist
The consultant radiologist at the centre of the Midlands Regional Hospital breast-screening controversy last night said she did not fail in her duty of care to patients. p
Gardaí to receive data on all air and sea passengers
Plans have been unveiled for new electronic border controls which will result in the travel details of all air and sea passengers to and from the State being entered into a centralised database and monitored by gardaí. p
Pere Charles families pray as trawler is raised
Over 30 relatives of those who died when the
Pere Charles sank off Hook Head on January 10th last
travelled out to the salvage barge moored about 1km off Dunmore
East yesterday to see the trawler in which their loved ones
perished. p
Other Stories
HSE will list breastcare units it can stand over
The Health Service Executive is expected to announce today which
hospitals in the State have breast cancer services where patients
can be sure they will receive a proper assessment if they have
symptoms of breast disease. pDrumm promises improved answers from HSE
Health Service Executive (HSE) chief Brendan Drumm has promised to improve the quality of information sent to members of the Oireachtas, following a meeting which lasted over three hours yesterday. pMental health body criticises progress
The State's watchdog on mental healthcare has expressed concern at the slow pace at which health authorities are working to implement a national policy on developing mental health services. pIctu calls for budget to improve the working family's lot
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has called for the Government to give priority to working families in next month's budget. pGovernment criticised over delays in pension payments
Hundreds of pensioners who paid PRSI when they were self-employed but received no benefit are still waiting for the Government to decide on their cases, six months after a report said they should be awarded a reduced contributory pension. pKey aspect of O'Brien submission 'mistaken'
The chairman of the Moriarty tribunal has described as "utterly mistaken" a key aspect of a legal submission made to him by the businessman Denis O'Brien on the standard of proof he should apply in his forthcoming report. pGuidelines to seek integrated approach from developers
Property developers are to be encouraged to integrate housing projects with public transport, schools, and other community facilities under new, draft residential density guidelines to be issued before the end of the year. pDeveloper donates €2.75m apartment to charities
Developer Seán Dunne has donated a Dublin apartment valued at €2.75 million to two separate charities fighting poverty and under-development in South Africa. pGilmore pledges Labour will not undermine SDLP
Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore vowed yesterday that his party would do nothing to undermine the position of the SDLP in Northern Ireland. pBearhugs as President hails Olympians
There were handshakes, and even bearhugs, for President Mary
McAleese as she greeted Ireland's recently returned athletes from
the Special Olympics World Summer games in China at Áras an
Uachtaráin yesterday afternoon. pNo integrated transport ticket until 2010
The long-awaited integrated ticketing system for public transport will not be fully operational until 2010, the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) has told Dublin City Council. pWarning of inequality in education system
The State's education system could be the target of legal action because of bias, a national forum of politicians, lobbyists and senior bureaucrats has been warned. pRoebuck centre course loses status
A Dublin counselling centre has lost its professional accreditation for its three-year training course pending the outcome of an inquiry into complaints made by ex-clients. pPrimary pupils spend less time on PE than EU norm
Irish primary school pupils spend less time on physical education (PE) than children in other EU states, according to a new report. pChefs and pupils chip in at healthy food sessions
Pupils across the State took part in healthy eating workshops yesterday as part of EU efforts to combat obesity. pContest hots up for young scientist exhibition
The competition keeps getting tougher for access to the annual
BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. There were almost
three times as many entries as there are places for the January
2008 event. pOpposition fears for EU treaty
The Government has been accused by Fine Gael and Labour of putting the ratification of the EU Reform Treaty at risk because of complacency about the outcome. pCrisis pregnancy body urges new work policies
The director of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency (CPA) has said policies are needed to enable women to stay in the workforce if they decide to continue with an unplanned pregnancy. pFormer garda says he faced campaign of intimidation
Morris tribunal: A former Garda sergeant said he faced a campaign of intimidation as he followed orders to crack down on after hours drinking in Raphoe in an attempt to combat alcohol-related public order problems. pIn Short
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Irish translation costs get 'undue attention'
Costs for the translation of public documents into Irish receive
undue attention, when they are only a very small percentage of the
overall cost of producing the documents, particularly as only a few
key documents require translation, according to Minister for
Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív. pKitt defends Army ranger strength
The strength of the Army ranger wing, ARW, was sufficient to meet anticipated operational requirements, Minister of State for Defence Tom Kitt told the Dáil. pNo plans for Defence Forces to get long-range aircraft
Fine Gael defence spokesman Jimmy Deenihan estimated that Ireland's participation in a peacekeeping mission in Chad would cost €60 million. pAuthors to be paid for public library loans
Writers whose books are borrowed through public libraries will receive payment for such use from 2009, through a scheme worth about 15 cent for each loan. pWar of words over the Irish language
Dáil Sketch/Michael O'Regan: It was the day that Dev's grandson was confronted with the reality of restoring Irish as the spoken language. pPapers urged to apologise to Lawlor family
Seanad Report: It was disturbing that there had been no recognition by the National Union of Journalists nor by the newspapers concerned of the huge hurt that had been caused to the wife and family of the late Liam Lawlor by reports concerning his tragic death, Denis O'Donovan (FF) said. p
'Slab' Murphy released on bail with sureties
Thomas "Slab" Murphy (58) has been remanded on bail to appear before a Dundalk court next week on nine charges relating to his tax affairs and to alleged criminal assets totalling some €2.5 million. pFacing a court and media frenzy with armed escort
Perhaps the most publicity-shy republican of them all arrived yesterday morning amid a blaring Garda escort to a media frenzy, writes Dan Keenan pCouple win case against HSE over death of baby
A couple who argued that the right to life of the unborn
amendment to the Constitution supported their claim of entitlement
to damages for wrongful death of their stillborn baby son have
settled their High Court action for a substantial sum and with an
admission of liability by the HSE. pLecturer harassed woman
A college lecturer made his next-door neighbour's life a misery for nearly 10 years and ruined her B&B business by continually harassing her. pWoman suing over bus tragedy
A young woman who suffered leg and other injuries and was brought unconscious to hospital after being struck by a bus, in an incident in which five people died, has begun a High Court action for damages. pRare toxin tests sought
Efforts to source a laboratory which can test for the presence of a rare toxin called taxin, found in the yew seed, are under way. pIn Short
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PSNI man survives gun attack at Derry school
The police officer who was shot in what is believed to have been a dissident republican gun attack in Derry yesterday has said he is determined to return to his duties as soon as he recovers. pDead and injured in Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb remembered
The murder of 11 civilians in Enniskillen in 1987 shocked world
opinion and may have been a turning point in the Troubles, writes
Denzil McDaniel p
Thurles Erin Foods factory to close in June with loss of 95 jobs
The Erin Foods factory that has been in operation in Thurles, Co Tipperary, for the last 46 years is to close next June with the loss of 95 jobs, the company announced last night. pBoston to cut jobs in Galway
Boston Scientific has confirmed that it will be cutting its workforce in Galway, where it is the region's largest employer. pUnesco to inspect work at Skellig following complaint
Unesco is sending an inspector to examine Ireland's world heritage site at Skellig Michael off the Kerry coast later this month. pLoan to museum withdrawn
The National Museum of Ireland has cancelled a loan to Galway's new city museum of a late 19th century Claddagh cloak because of "unacceptable" exhibition conditions. p
