Ireland’s rental sector is under “enormous pressure” and is becoming a threat to job creation, according to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC).

The Junior B Football game scheduled for the first day of the North American Finals at the end of this month stands out: Cayman Islands v Raleigh (North Carolina).

The cost of renting across the country rose by 3.5% over the past year, but tenants are still paying 23% less than they were at the height of the boom in 2007.

Pharmacists have called for a fast-acting migraine medicine to be made available over the counter.

The state spend on drugs used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction went up instead of down last year, figures show. Major savings were expected in the state spend in the area after Pfizer’s Viagra went off patent in Ireland in June of last year.

Political leaders failed to adequately address the problems of unemployed and disadvantaged groups during the Celtic Tiger boom while economic progress was less comprehensive and sustainable than believed, according to a major report.

Some patients are having to go without vital medicines because of supply shortages, pharmacists have claimed.

Job losses and business closures are set to mount in the pharmacy sector unless a rise in operating costs is tackled and cuts to pharmacy income are stopped, a survey has warned.

A pharmacist who repeat-edly dispensed powerful drugs to customers without prescription was the first to be found guilty of professional misconduct and placed under restricted practice by the watchdog for the profession.

Pharmacists have called for a greater Garda presence to curb a “shocking” level of robberies and shoplifting.

The Irish Pharmacy Union has reacted angrily to the announcement to treble the cost of prescription fees for patients and also to cut the professional fees to community pharmacists in the Budget.

One third of Irish people took antibiotics last year, compared to almost half in 2009, it has emerged.

A retired Limerick man has died from legionnaires’ disease which he caught when he and his wife went for a meal in a hotel in Chicago during a visit to the US last month.

Most pharmacists believe that the public are increasingly relying on them for many healthcare services since the start of the recession, a survey has revealed today.

Excessive costs and a fall in trade are having a devastating impact on pharmacists, it has been claimed.

A shortage of key medicines is posing a risk to the health of some patients, according to pharmacists attending the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) annual conference in Galway over the weekend.

The exchequer could make sizeable savings if more generic medicines were made available in Ireland, members of the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) were told at their annual weekend-long conference in Galway.

THERE has been a worrying increase in the number of key medicines, including cancer-treating drugs, in short supply or unavailable, pharmacists have warned.

The hurlers of Fermanagh and Tyrone mustered wins today, while Leitrim prevented a hat-trick of Ulster victories in Division 4 of the Allianz National Hurling League.

FERMANAGH’S joint management pairing of Rory O’Donnell and Brian Johnston got an ideal start to their league campaign yesterday, scoring a facile 8-23 to 1-8 victory over injury-ravaged Cavan at Ballyconnell.

CLARE U21 attacking star Darach Honan is set to shake off a hamstring injury and start in next Sunday’s Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 decider against Kilkenny in Croke Park.

These are comments from some pharmacists attending yesterday’s emergency meeting in Dublin.

A new theatrical production marking the 400th anniversary of the Flight of the Earls will be staged this week.

A documentary is being screened in Dublin to mark the exact date of the Flight of the Earls from Ulster in 1607.

AN POST yesterday launched two new 48c stamps — just five days before postal rates rise 7c to 55c.

Ceremonies to mark the 400th anniversary of the Flight of the Earls will be announced in coming days, it emerged tonight.

A €200m strategy was today launched by Focus Ireland to tackle homelessness in cities across the country.

The Irish Government today pledged support to the SDLP on sporting and tourism proposals like an Olympics-standard athletics arena in Derry and a 400th anniversary commemoration of the Flight of the Earls next year.

OVER €10 billion must be invested in social and affordable housing over the next eight years to tackle the problems in this end of the market, a new economic report has recommended.

THE Enterprise Strategy Group draws on expertise from across the Irish business landscape, with high-fliers from industry and trade unions as well as academics, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.

CHILD poverty is not being adequately addressed either by the Government or social partners, according to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC).

THERE could hardly be a more bleak picture of Ireland than the scenario depicted yesterday to mark the 30th birthday of the NESC, the national social and economic council.

NEW technology developed in Ireland will cut some patients’ waiting times in hospital from three hours to just 15 minutes.