A woman in labour at Cavan General Hospital continued to be given a drug to increase contractions despite evidence that her uterus was over-stimulated and her baby was in distress, an inquest heard.

FOUR women have given birth to healthy babies after having their eggs genetically screened using a technique that offers new hope to childless couples.

BERTIE AHERN’S five-day scramble through Africa was the first Taoiseach’s visit to the continent not to leave a carbon footprint across the planet’s environment.