Liz Farsaci looks at cases of complaints that have come before the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in the past year, in which inadequate care and financial abuse of elderly people by nurses were two prominent emerging themes

The abundance of Japanese knotweed in Kerry may be due to the county’s wet coastal climate, the leader of the most extensive survey of the invading species has said.

A privately educated schoolboy who fractured another teen’s skull over €50 worth of cannabis has been placed in custody until Monday while a judge considers a sentence.

A nurse who failed to provide adequate care to elderly nursing home residents and falsified patient care charts was before a disciplinary inquiry yesterday at the Nursing Board’s headquarters in Blackrock, Co Dublin.

Kevin Stevens has written a book about tolerance. He talks to Sue Leonard about the fear caused by racial bias and misunderstanding in today’s world.

The family of Aoife Beary who remains in a critical condition after falling from a collapsed balcony in Berkeley, California, last month are expecting her recovery to be “long and slow”.

An equestrian centre near the Cork suburb of Rochestown could become a retirement village if a recent planning application is successful.

A woman has asked the Circuit Court to grant her protection from the Revenue Commissioners for a 70-day period in which to possibly negotiate a reduction of a €613,000 demand.

Four restaurants and three pubs have been hit with closure orders for breaches of food safety regulations.

A judge has heard how a British pub group plans to tackle drunkenness and disorderly behaviour in Ireland.

British pub operator JD Wetherspoon is expected to open its second Irish outlet — in Cork — before the end of this year.

AN early masterpiece by Roderic O’Conor will highlight the James Adam’s sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin next Wednesday, May 28, at 6pm.

A dirty tricks campaign has been launched against former Education Minister Mary Hanafin in an bid to disrupt her attempt to win a local election seat in Blackrock, Co Dublin.

The public opinion war over Education Minister Ruairi Quinn’s plan to abolish the Junior Certificate stepped up a gear as teachers took to school gates airing their fears for the impact on education standards.

Doctors are unable to explain why a 17-year-old boy died of a massive heart attack, an inquest has heard.

When Clara Le Blanc, 3, could not sing a nursery rhyme to her baby sister, her mother, Karen, had no doubt she had suffered a stroke.

ON Jul 26, Paul Murray and Catherine McGeehan married in Harvey’s Point Hotel in Donegal. Catherine walked up the pier to the shores of Lough Eske, while the guests sat on either side.

Gardaí are at the scene of a road accident in Blackrock, Co Dublin.

A man and a woman have appeared in court this evening charged in connection with the seizure of a kilo of cocaine in Cork.

Record damages of €4m awarded by the High Court to a 55-year-old woman who was repeatedly raped and abused as a teenager may suggest juries are becoming more aware of the long-term effects of child sexual abuse, according to the Rape Crisis Network.

A lucky bride started her first day of married life yesterday with a new name and €32,700 in the bank.

Gardaí at Blackrock, Co Dublin are investigating an armed robbery at a bank on Blackrock Main Street.

Pictures from the London opening of ‘DruidMurphy –Plays by Tom Murphy’; At the launch of the Campo Viejo Tapas Trail; the opening of Seapoint Clinic’s newly refurbished premises; and Dara O’Briain’s Live at the Marquee gig

The father of a child with special needs has claimed his young daughter was “manhandled” by gardaí at Leinster House as they attempted to deliver a letter of appeal to Enda Kenny over education needs.

A JACK B YEATS masterpiece which reappeared after almost seven decades in the same family is due to fetch up to €800,000 at auction.

A Jack B Yeats masterpiece which reappeared after almost seven decades in the same family is due to fetch up to €800,000 at auction.

CORK accountant Finbarr Buckley and former K Club director of golf, Paul Crowe, have been ordered by a judge to pay the Ryder Cup resort almost €18,000 in service charge arrears.

WINE fans may seem to have an odd attitude to sweetness, dismissing some popular wines as being far too sugary, while exulting at many of the far sweeter ‘dessert’ wines.

THE big achievement of Micheál Martin has been the demise of his own department, the Department of Foreign Affairs.

A Belfast man was charged at a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court in Dublin tonight with IRA membership.

THE West Cork pensioner who is calling for a one-day boycott of Mass tomorrow has said anyone who agrees with her sentiments but doesn’t feel comfortable staying away from Mass could wear a green armband to church to show support.

Work is due to begin later on the redevelopment of the VEC college in Blackrock, Co. Dublin.

GIRAFFE childcare, one of the country’s largest creche operators, reported pre-tax losses last year of €206,764.

A FATHER who was inspired by the sudden death of his young son to write children’s books has urged parents to rediscover the joy of the bedtime story.

TWO-THIRDS of people referred by their GP to a new service to help people with suicidal tendencies before they harm themselves had become overwhelmed by a severe life crisis, it has emerged.

A BUSINESSMAN has been ordered by the Commercial Court to pay €8.4 million following his alleged failure to honour a contract related to a development at Dublin’s Church Street. A similar judgment order is also being sought against a second man, a solicitor.

MORE than €6.5 million was spent on treating 39 Irish people with mental illnesses in Britain over a three-year period from 2005.

MORE than €6.5 million was spent on treating 39 Irish people with mental illnesses in Britain over a three-year period from 2005.

THE newly appointed Irish ambassador to Ethiopia has warned that the coming weeks will be critical in determining how the drought-hit country copes with its food shortage.

A HIGH Court judge yesterday rejected a student’s challenge to the system of getting places on medical courses saying to do so would result in a “market free-for-all” and upset the principle of equality of access to education.

DARRAGH Moore suffers from multiple sclerosis.