A band of people led by the sisters of a farmer who died in an ambulance on its way to Cork left the front door of University Hospital Waterford yesterday and walked along the last road he travelled on.

Patients and families seeking full cardiac care services in the South East region have warned they are being subjected to “medical apartheid” as campaigners gathered outside the Dáil.

The wife of a 40-year-old farmer who died in an ambulance while on route to hospital in Cork from his native Waterford has spoken of a “quiet, loyal gentle person” who was looking forward to the arrival of their first child later this year.

Three years and three days on from the contentious judges’ decision that encouraged Noel Murphy to abandon his amateur career, the Cork welterweight hopes to make a victorious return to the National Stadium tonight.

The victim of a violent burglary has been left in such fear that he now goes to bed with a hurley by his side.

What Cusack, O’Neill and Duffy come up with should constitute plenty of change for now.

Financial adviser Gary O’Flynn was jailed for three years — with the last two years suspended on his undertaking never to apply for a certificate to act as a solicitor.

A Cork solicitor and financial adviser was jailed last night after a jury returned 13 guilty verdicts against him in his deception trial.

Solicitor and financial adviser Gary O’Flynn, who is on trial on deception charges, said through his barrister yesterday that he only handled the legal side of operations, while the accountant "handled the numbers".

A solicitor and financial adviser has been put on trial on charges related to the alleged theft of thousands of euro made by two people who turned to him for advice on dealing with repaying their debts.

It’s the day after the night before and Kieran Hartley is a bit surprised, but more than happy to get a few glances and comments of recognition as he strides through Clonmel.

A pensioner who turned a garden hose on a man and hit him on the head with an iron bar after he complained of being splashed by the gardener, was jailed for a year yesterday as the judge said he still did not have a scintilla of remorse.

A motorist who complained he was splashed by a man watering flowers had the hose turned directly on him and was struck on the head with an iron bar, it was claimed at trial yesterday.

A defamation case taken by a Co Cork woman against RTÉ arising out of a Prime Time Investigates programme on social welfare fraud has been settled.

The family of a 62-year-old operator of a Cork cleaning company, jailed for two years after admitting tax offences amounting to hundreds of thousands of euro, burst into tears at his sentencing yesterday.

MANAGEMENT at the nursing home where an elderly resident was killed early on Monday morning have expressed their sadness following the woman’s death.

A FOUR-year jail sentence was imposed on a father of 10 who claimed over €40,000 in social welfare benefits at a time when he had €3.3 million going through one of his bank accounts and failed to pay €1.65m in tax.

A FORMER accountant at a cleaning company notified the Revenue Commissioners of hundreds of thousands of euro in sales which were not being disclosed and were being lodged in the owner’s personal account.

ONE of the top awards in the cattle section at Cappamore Show in Co Limerick was kept in the county.

SISTERS from Woodstown, Co Waterford, Rosemary and Claire Connors had a clean sweep in the ridden hunter classes at the 93rd Dungarvan Show.

The jury in a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has been shown the blood-stained carpet from the accused man’s bedroom.

ANOTHER day for the diehards in Clonmel yesterday, another Arctic morning of hard frost and heavy snow; spring, yes, but this was a reminder of what this sport can be like in darkest winter, an occasion on which finery is only for the birds and the uninitiated – this was a day for all the heaviest underwear and outerwear you could muster.

THE reputation of Cappamore Show as a shop window for quality cattle was underlined at this year’s event, when exhibitors came to the Co Limerick event from as far away as Donegal.

Brendan Mooney

THERE is still no sign of the infamous disability bill from the Government.

BASED on previous performances, Dessie Nutt is the obvious favourite in Sunday’s Killarney Historic Rally.

THE Minister of State with special responsibility for disabilities, Willie O’Dea, is doing his utmost to get Irish families involved in the blame game against one another.

AS the national representative organisation of People with Disabilities in Ireland (PwDI) and also as service users, we have had several commitments from this Government, going back to 1997, that they would fully implement the Commission Report on People with Disabilities, entitled A Strategy for Equality.

Anti-smoking campaigners are appealing to people who have given up cigarettes for Lent to kick the habit for good.

Waterford Disability Network (PwDI) has carried out a survey into the services provided