A simple-looking Spanish guitar that might not otherwise be worth €30 could be worth more than 100 times that thanks to the signature of its previous owner: U2’s The Edge.

A raft of legal challenges are anticipated after hospitals and healthcare providers were given three months to stop allowance and top-up payments being made to more than 140 senior managers.

Three board members of the State’s independent health watchdog group, Hiqa, have stepped down “to reduce the risk” of “real, potential or perceived conflicts of interest” in their work.

Only seven hospitals and health agencies comply with public sector pay rules, health chiefs have revealed today.

Forget about the wild life in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. This June bank holiday weekend, it’s all about the wild flowers — among other blossoms — at the annual Bloom Festival.

SHE was known for her smile. But friends and colleagues of Celia Ferrer de Jesus, who was tragically drowned when her basement flat was flooded, united in tears at her funeral yesterday.

WITH an asset base worth €2.6 billion, 17 religious orders have been asked by the state to find up to €350 million in cash or property as an additional contribution to the redress deal.

A SIGNED Tipperary hurling jersey, a wine-tasting evening and a toy owned by Munster rugby star Paul O’Connell are just some of the items available to buy on a new charity website.

A FORMER care assistant who claimed he was involved in killing up to 10 elderly patients at the country’s largest hospice is unlikely to face any charges in relation to the matter.

A man accused of killing his wife with a lump hammer and dumping her body in a child’s cot is standing trial in Dublin.

A €150 package outlined in the Budget was the biggest ever increase in services for the elderly, the Health Minister said today.

A father-of-three, who worked with the Electricity Supply Board for over 30-years, died from exposure to asbestos, an inquest heard tonight.