Letterkenny General Hospital has been severely flooded this evening after the nearby River Swilley burst its banks.

Seven more people have been diagnosed with the winter vomiting bug in Dublin's St Vincent’s Hospital.

A new minor injury service is to be established by the VHI that would enable fee-paying patients to receive many forms of emergency treatments within an hour.

An estimated 15,000 people have joined a demonstration in Nenagh, Co Tipperary to protest against the proposals contained in the Hanley Report on health reform.