Hiqa has said it will continue to monitor a centre for older people that was the subject of a legal wrangle last year between the health watchdog and the HSE.

The emergency summit to be held today on the homelessness crisis is likely to focus on short-term measures that can be implemented quickly, the Department of the Environment has said.

SERVICES at a new emergency &unit in Kerry General Hospital, Tralee, are expected to improve significantly with the appointment of two permanent consultants in emergency medicine.