A simple screening programme that has detected 11,000 potentially fatal aneurysms in men in the UK is being rolled out across five GP practices in Cork.

A woman who spent 90 minutes at Cork’s newest private hospital, where she underwent a cataract procedure, was charged €1,175 for use of a room, on top of consultant and anaesthesiologist fees.

SHEEHAN Medical Ltd, the developers of a failed €90 million private hospital, are planning to voluntarily liquidate the company.

PROFITS at the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin rose by almost 75% last year, making it the most profitable private treatment facility in the country.