The Irish Examiner reports today how delayed CT scans, journeys in excess of 100km and a weekday-only ambulance service are hampering the treatment of patients with severe brain injury.

EVEN at a time of spectacular figures and equally spectacular downfalls, Fianna Fáil’s foot soldiers, the squadrons of ard fheis hall-packers and the leaders of deputations of the disaffected off “to see the minister” would have been shocked by the deep anger reflected in the latest political opinion poll.

ANOTHER bank chief gone, how many more to go?

OF COURSE the tribunals were far too expensive. Of course they took far too long to report, and of course they were too cumbersome and fragmented; most certainly there were inappropriate leaks.

WHEN the Taoiseach admitted that he had not read the Lisbon Treaty the writing was on the wall for the Government’s campaign to have it endorsed.

THE glow of optimism, determination and possibility encouraged by Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s welcome speech last week has not lasted too long. How could it

THE country’s two main banks, if all goes to plan, will be recapitalised in the coming days.

SIPTU chief Jack O’Connor would do well to heed the warning from Labour leader Eamon Gilmore when he warned unions that strikes against the pension levy could backfire.

THE central, uplifting and sometimes divisive part sport plays in the Irish psych and life was plain to see on at least three occasions over last weekend.

THE Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) stands between some of the worst consequences of the recession and the tens of thousands of people forced to accept a new reality because they have lost a job or have had their pay cut.