The HSE has apologised to a 57-year-old woman whose breast cancer was misdiagnosed three times and who later had to undergo a mastectomy after an invasive cancer was finally discovered.

THE only private hospital operating in Limerick city is set to expand by employing an additional 20% staff over the next three years.

HUNDREDS of cancer patients and staff were evacuated after a devastating fire ripped through the world-famous Royal Marsden Hospital yesterday.

THE privately-owned Barrington’s hospital in Limerick is set to almost double its patient capacity after receiving planning permission for a €25 million development.