A London clinic that provides abortion care training for medical students attracted 15 students from Irish universities over the past 18 months.

Almost 4,000 women travelled to the UK for an abortion last year.

There was a further decrease in the number of women giving Irish addresses at abortion clinics in the UK last year.

Over 3,600 women gave Irish addresses at British abortion clinics last year.

An all-Ireland soccer team should take on England every two years to raise money for children, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.

It may be different in other countries but in Ireland we seem to have, chameleon-like, mastered a way of living that vehemently asserts one position but observes a completely different set of rules or realities.

Twelve women travel to Britain every day for an abortion, latest figures revealed today.

The number of women travelling from Ireland to England and Wales for an abortion has decreased over the last year.

More than 50 Britons were in quarantine tonight after four schoolchildren were diagnosed with swine flu during a trip to China.

The Alliance for Choice has called for abortion to be legalised in Ireland following the publication of statistics from the UK Department of Health which show that 15 Irish women every day travel to Britain to have an abortion.

The number of Irish women travelling to Britain for an abortion has dropped.

Health research must be encouraged to ensure patients receive top-class care, a conference heard tonight.