A motorcyclist has died in an accident t Kilballyowen, Bruff, Co Limerick this evening.

WITH more than 1,800 patients waiting three months or more for a bowel cancer test, little has changed since Susie Long died of the disease, her husband said yesterday.

A LIMERICK gangland figure who shot himself on Saturday remained on a life support machine last night.

Only one Irish hospital has achieved the highest rating in the latest hygiene report by the Health Information and Quality Authority.

The 23-year old man charged with stealing a car used in a "joy riding" incident in Limerick, has been taken back into custody by gardai after earlier escaping.