A new helipad on the grounds of the Mater Hospital in Dublin will be vital to the transfer of critically ill patients around the country.

A 24-year-old woman died of complications arising from a hairball that extended more than 25cm from her stomach into her intestines, an inquest heard. 

THERE were heart-breaking scenes at Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School yesterday as former pupils who should be enjoying their summer break gathered to mourn and support one another.