It was more refined than a ‘Marty party’, but still a great night out for popular sports broadcaster Marty Morrissey who was among five UCC graduates honoured by their alma mater last night.

A new facility at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, will allow keyhole procedures to be performed on colon cancer patients — offering results equal to those found in leading clinics internationally, an award-winning surgeon said.

A CORK-BORN surgeon now working at the graduate entry School of Medicine at the University of Limerick has received international recognition for his work in cancer surgery.

THE new graduate entry medical school on the Clare campus of the University of Limerick will produce “medical leaders” for acute hospitals in the region.