DIALYSIS patients are being forced to travel long distances, often in the middle of the night, for treatment while a renal unit close to their homes is still not officially open to patients.

CANCER patients in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow have access to more than four times the number of cancer specialists as people in the rest of the country.

A REPORT on treating drugs abuse has found that juveniles are getting hooked at a younger age, and there’s an increase in the number of young women requiring help.

GARDAÍ have launched an investigation into the death of a four-month-old baby after a preliminary examination found he had extensive internal injuries.

WARDS have been closed to visitors and surgery cancelled as the winter vomiting bug continues to spread, infecting 110 patients in two Dublin hospitals.