Tánaiste Joan Burton has said she has an open mind on what should happen after the HSE and gardaí’s Áras Attracta abuse inquiries end.

LAST October, as the Government cowered in the corner licking its medical card crisis wounds, the elderly population of Ireland was publicly showered in compliments.

SEVERAL hundred stroke victims are dying unnecessarily every year, a leading consultant warned yesterday. The provision of specialised hospital units for stroke sufferers could also reduce the risk of disability in one-in-four cases, Professor Des O’Neill said.