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No State funding for public cancer patients

PUBLIC patients are having to rely on a voluntary trust to pay for their life-saving cancer treatment at Limerick’s new radiotherapy unit, it was confirmed yesterday.

Thu, 20 Apr, 2006

Native city to honour racing tycoon JP McManus for huge contribution to local charities

RACING tycoon JP McManus will be honoured in his native Limerick today with a special lifetime achievement award which will be presented to him by Tánaiste Mary Harney.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2006

Cancer services - People die as Government dithers

THERE are about 11,000 cancer deaths in this country each year and more than 19,000 new cases annually. The number of people suffering from cancer is expected to grow and will be 41% up on the 1993 figure by 2015.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2005