An Oireachtas Committee is calling for an outright ban on the sale of alcohol in certain outlets, including supermarkets and garages.

FAST-TRACK training for GPs must be rolled out to boost the number of local doctors and ease pressure on hospitals, an Oireachtas committee has said.

THE Irish Examiner’s special investigation into suicide has been raised in the Dáil.

I REFER to the article entitled Child dental problems ‘camouflaged’ (Irish Examiner, Sept 13). It is heartening to see a consultant orthodontist so openly critical of the Department of Health and its policies over the past few years.