A childcare lecturer convicted of sexual assault charges was allowed to carry on in his post despite health chiefs, senior gardaí and the Government being made aware of the allegations against him.

Two official investigations into a former senior childcare lecturer convicted of attempted indecent assault have been completed, it emerged tonight.

WHILE the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the resignation of childcare expert Dr Niall McElwee at Athlone Institute of Technology is to be welcomed, the probe is too narrowly focused, prompting fears that serious questions will go unanswered.

IMAGES of abused children used as lecture material in Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) will be investigated as part of an inquiry into the controversy surrounding the disgraced lecturer, Dr Niall McElwee.

The Health Service Executive has published the terms of its inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the resignation of childcare expert Niall McElwee from Athlone Institute of Technology.

An independent chairman has been appointed to investigate how a convicted sex offender kept his job as a childcare lecturer.

FOUR ambulance controllers are facing a bleak Christmas after health service bosses cut off their sick pay.

Four ambulance controllers are facing a bleak Christmas after health service bosses cut off their sick pay.

The failure to provide new ambulances for the Greater Dublin area is depriving patients of the Golden Hour needed for their survival, it was claimed tonight.