THE president of the Medical Council last night said doctors should be legally obliged to notify the council about incompetent or “aberrant” practices by colleagues.

DR Michael Neary did “not feel any remorse” about any of the hysterectomies he performed during his time at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, a close friend has claimed.

GARDAÍ have confirmed a new investigation into the theft of patient files from a Drogheda maternity hospital is to begin shortly.

The Government will agree on a compensation scheme for victims of disgraced obstetrician Michael Neary within a fortnight, it emerged this afternoon.

The Government will seriously consider compensation for the victims of Dr Michael Neary, but the taxpayer shouldn’t be expected to pick up the bill every time, the Taoiseach told the Dáil today.

The report into disgraced obstetrician Michael Neary will aid legislation to outlaw similar behaviour in hospitals, the Taoiseach has stated.

PRESSURE has increased on the Government to compensate victims of Dr Michael Neary.

HARD questions must be asked - and answered - in the aftermath of the scathing report on the misguided butchery of women under the guise of responsible medicine at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.

NOT evil, not incompetent, but deeply flawed and working in an environment where faults went uninvestigated and uncorrected.

An Irish lawyer has been appointed to serve on the new International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.

Judge Maureen Harding Clark has been nominated by Ireland as it's candidate for election to the International Criminal Court in the Hague.