One of Ireland’s leading magazine publishers Norah Casey has told how she almost sold off her business empire in the aftermath of her husband’s tragic death last year.

A key member of a team tasked with developing the new National Children’s Hospital has claimed some alternative sites to the Mater are only being put forward simply to get rid of costly Celtic Tiger-era land.

A €150 package outlined in the Budget was the biggest ever increase in services for the elderly, the Health Minister said today.