UNIVERSITY of Limerick yesterday conferred medical degrees on a class of graduates who did not first dream of careers on wards or in general practices, wielding stethoscopes and thermometers.

AN Italian plastic surgeon has been found guilty of professional misconduct in relation to the care he gave to a woman following breast augmentation surgery.

GARDAÍ are seeking to extradite a man from Britain over an attempted murder which left the victim severely incapacitated.

A MASSIVE increase in the number of highly skilled workers in the labour force is Ireland’s Inc’s main weapon in competing for jobs in the years ahead, the latest report of the Expert Group for Future Skills Needs says.

REPORTS come and go, often without too much fanfare.