Four psychiatric nurses who claimed their work shifts discriminated against their family life have been awarded €5,000 compensation each, the Equality Tribunal ruled.

SO anxious were the people for the return of their beloved politicians that many of them made the journey to our national parliament to welcome them back, and some even slept outside the Dáil the previous night.

A PSYCHIATRIST chosen to work with homeless people in Dublin has had his job offer withdrawn because of a row over funding.

THE health authorities had a highly critical report on the Leas Cross nursing home in Dublin almost a full year before a television programme exposed substandard conditions there, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has confirmed.