An assessment of damages due to a woman, who had defective silicone gel prostheses implanted in her breasts, could be heard within the next few weeks.

There is no evidence that women who have PIP breast implants are at higher risk of cancer, European regulators have concluded.

Women fitted with faulty breast implants are having difficulty serving breach of contract and damages claims on a foreign-based parent company of the Irish clinic that carried out the surgery.

A Roscommon woman, who had defective silicone gel prostheses implanted in her breasts, is to ask a court for judgment against the Dublin-based Harley Medical Group (Ireland) Limited.

A Co Roscommon woman, who had defective silicone gel prostheses implanted in her breasts, is to ask a court for judgment against the Dublin-based Harley Medical Group (Ireland) Limited.