A hospital porter was tossed aside and injured as he tried to break up a fight outside Mercy University Hospital and was out of work for three weeks as a result.

A hospital porter who came to the assistance of his colleagues dealing with a fracas held down one of the men who tossed him onto the floor, injuring his arm.

SEVERAL times since 1980 I have crossed the Irish Sea to meet old comrades of the Emergency years at the annual LDF/FCA reunion held in October in Collins Barracks, Cork.