Two Irish advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) are among the first nursing teams in the world to surgically implant a tiny device enabling stroke or faint patients to have their heart rate and rhythm monitored from their own homes.

MUSIC and dance have long been believed to possess transformative powers, from Turkish spinning dervishes dancing to elevate their souls, to African tribal healers stomping in frenzied trances to cure illness.

KENYAN police have arrested three men who they suspect were involved in the murder of Co Limerick born missionary, Fr Jer Roche, who was attacked in his house in the Kericho region last Friday.

THE Irish priest murdered in Kenya yesterday had planned to retire next year and return home to his native Athea in west Limerick.

“THE angels of mercy have had their wings clipped for too long. Now it’s the angels versus the devil. Game on. United we will win.”