The country’s economy may suffer under a multi-party government which includes the Greens and Independents, Tánaiste Mary Harney said today.

The Greens must form an essential part of any alternative government after the next general election, it was claimed today.

THE conviction of a crèche owner, who left a three-year-old child behind after an outing to a public park, highlights the urgent need for radical reform of totally inadequate regulations governing pre-school facilities in Ireland.