Doctors have accused the Government of stripping sick, elderly and disabled patients of medical cards to fund its ambitious plan to extend free GP care to children under the age of six.

The repair bill for storm damage in Kerry will be considerably more than the €21m already applied for in a Kerry County Council submission to the OPW.

A large number of sub-contractors are in danger of going to the wall because of delays in payments due to them by a major road construction company, it was claimed yesterday.

As a clean-up continued yesterday following a landslide on a major tourist route on Sunday evening, there were complaints about a lack of signage on minor roads to which people were diverted.

A solicitor who operated an informal money-lending scheme using clients’ money has been struck off by the High Court for misconduct.

A five-year-old child whose left leg was scalded by a spillage of tea on an Aer Lingus flight, has been awarded €7,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Brian Lalor has survived by pursuing his interests as a printmaker, illustrator and author, says Colette Sheridan

The National Roads Authority has been asked to come clean on a proposed roads project that may be at a dead-end.

A local authority conceded it was “fortunate” to have already received the bulk of funding for a county town’s bypass road, in advance of continuing government cutbacks on road maintenance.

KERRY County Council is faced with a €2 million bill for treating roads during the bad weather.

MIKE MacNAMARA tried hard to look on the bright side after seeing his Clare team go under in Limerick yesterday, but it wasn’t easy.

IRELAND will be well fancied to retain their title when the third European Amateur Seniors Team Championship takes place at Shannon Golf Club this week.

THE possibility of taking water from mountain lakes to supply Kenmare has been ruled out by Kerry County Council.

A WASTE treatment company which wanted to develop a recycling plant in Co Waterford has been refused planning.

The unemployment rate in Tipperary Town has jumped 10% following the loss of 150 jobs in the Pall Ireland plant it was reported today.

SEEING him in the corner of the loser's dressing room, deliberating on the outcome with fellow county man Niall McInerney, you couldn't help thinking that Mike MacNamara would have relished being part of the Clare management, celebrating a special victory and a magical winning point.