Naomi Feil has found a new way to care for the elderly — and she has transformed lives, writes Colette Sheridan.

An Irish university has unveiled plans to build a multi-million-euro world- class research centre to develop cutting-edge technology for training 21st-century medics.

Oil on canvas entitled The Vegetable Seller at Cork, estimate €800 to €1200, at Hegarty’s Auction Rooms, The Bypass, Bandon, on Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 at 7pm.

IRISH and African experts will examine development issues and the AIDS crisis in Africa as part of a major conference in Cork which starts today.

POLITICIANS are entitled to their views, but the smoking ban is here to stay, said Health Minister Micheál Martin yesterday as yet another backbencher publicly opposed the move.