A West Cork man who was remanded in custody for the past few days following his plea of guilty to a charge of carrying out a serious assault on his father in his bedroom was released on bail yesterday.

AS HEALTH Minister Mary Harney prepares to sign off on the first hospital co-location contracts this week, her cabinet colleague Micheál Martin has once again insisted the Cork project is not “sustainable”.

SENIOR medics and management at two leading acute hospitals have united in their opposition to proposals for a new private co-located hospital at Cork University Hospital (CUH).

TWENTY years ago, pensioners on the northside of Cork city offered to contribute 50p a week towards the upkeep of the North Infirmary Hospital in an effort to keep it open.