The Government is being urged to listen to the advice of frontline staff who hve expressed serious concern over the clinical management of the Carlow-Kilkenny / South Tipperary mental health services.

Labour Party rebel Deputy Colm Keaveney last night demanded a public apology from the Standards in Public Office (Sipo) Commission after claiming the watchdog wrongly named him as the only member of the Oireachtas not to provide any details of political donations last year.