A mother of two who claims she suffered chronic carbon monoxide poisoning due to an alleged oil leak from the turbo charger of her new BMW Mini Clubman car has launched a High Court action for damages.

Day surgery admission rates increased to 77% during the year to date but still fall short of the HSE’s target of 85% across all hospitals, the Public Accounts Committee heard yesterday.

To celebrate the launch of the electric e-Golf in Ireland, Frank Keane Volkswagen is hosting an e-mobility event at his premises on the Long Mile Road, in Dublin, today, from 12pm to 6pm. Visitors can discover how electric cars work, and can drive the e-Golf, e-Up and XL1.

Volkswagen is taking orders for the fully electric Volkswagen e-Golf, which is priced at €32,660 (including €5,000 SEAI Grant and €5,000 VRT Rebate). Based on the hatchback, the e-Golf has a purely electric drivetrain and no emissions.

Leo Varadkar has confirmed the Department of Health will overrun its Budget by about €500m this year.

Hundreds of elderly people in nursing homes have been losing medical cards because their payments towards their care are not considered in assessments of their income.

People anxious to find out if they will qualify for a medical card based on their medical condition will have to wait until the autumn at the earliest for an expert panel to decide who qualifies.

A woman has claimed she suffered chronic carbon monoxide poisoning due to an alleged oil leak from the turbo charger of her BMW Mini Clubman car.

Six hospitals in the Mid-West have entered a single management regime in which both doctors and HSE officials will play lead roles.

THE Four Seasons Hotel in Milan, which is owned by Irish investors, has been sold for around €200 million.

SOME 20 clients of the collapsed W&R Morrogh Stockbroking firm were defrauded to the tune of around €5 million.

THE O’Flaherty family, owners of one of the country’s biggest car dealerships, have reaped nearly €19 million in dividends from their company in the past year.

NEUROSURGEONS have warned the Government to prepare to send patients with head injuries overseas for treatment, claiming the service faces collapse because of new work schedules.

PATIENTS will suffer and waiting lists will increase once junior doctors’ working hours are reduced, a leading surgeon has warned.

German car maker BMW AG said it sold 97,220 cars in November, 14.2 % more than in the year-earlier period, thanks to the launch of its new 5-series.

PLUSH weddings failed to stop high-flying businessman Michael O’Leary and Westlife star Nicky Byrne from being among the country’s top earners in the past year.

Media mogul Tony O'Reilly has been knocked from the top spot of Ireland's rich-list.

Gardai have named a 28-year-old man who died in a hit-and-run in Co Kerry this morning as Frank Keane, from Church View in Knockagree, Co Cork.