THE mother of a 27-year-old man who killed himself after being discharged from a hospital psychiatric unit where he went following a deliberate overdose has lost her case against the HSE for allegedly failing to provide adequate care to her son.

MARINE Minister Dermot Ahern has temporarily deferred new port charges which, fishermen claim, threaten the future of the industry.

SOME of the country’s best known fishing ports could face extinction if new landing charges are introduced, fishing groups warned yesterday.