THE Department of Health's forthcoming crackdown on alcohol advertising was a "whitewash," an alcohol expert said yesterday.

CONDITIONS in some public mental hospitals remain Victorian, while private psychiatric facilities are state-of-the-art, a damning report by the Government’s mental health watchdog has found.

John Carthy's psychiatrist is due to give evidence when the Barr tribunal continues its public sittings today.

A RISE in gas and electricity bills couldn’t come at a worse time, consumer groups warned yesterday, after the announcement that Bord Gáis was set to apply for an increase.

Nurses working at St Patrick's Hospital in Cashel, Co Tipperary have voted for industrial action.