There have been numerous studies conducted into the possible health merits of coffee, but 106-year-old Elizabeth Dempsey might just be the living proof.

PRIVATE nursing homes have claimed that a series of vital national standards for the sector will force them to pass on up to e3.6 million in extra costs to private residents.

THE multi-million-euro emergency department at Mercy University Hospital (MUH) which remained idle for almost two years, will finally be opened next week on a phased basis.