MORE than 500 allegations of medical negligence have been lodged with a State agency, while a further 50 serious incidents are being investigated and expected to result in claims, end-of-year figures released this week reveal.

THE National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), set up to provide cheap sources of capital to local authorities, has arranged 250 million in lending in the past few months.

Fionnan Sheahan, Political Reporter

THE compo culture plaguing Irish society results in hundreds of millions of euros being paid out