In a time when public services are struggling to cope with cutbacks, I would like to share my recent positive experiences of the people working in some of those services.

CHRONIC pain is a major health issue and is placing a “significant economic burden” on the country with up to 36% of adults suffering, a report has said.

More than a third of chronic pain sufferers waited over a year for diagnosis, with one in three fearing their condition would jeopardise their jobs, it was revealed today.

BEYOND the confines of women’s or schools basketball, he may not have instant recognition, but there can’t be many coaches who have made a greater contribution to the sport over the last three decades than Jimmy Diggins of Tralee.