The HSE has apologised unreservedly to the family of a baby who died from meningitis at Our Lady's of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda after doctors there had sent him home several hours earlier.

Gardaí have confirmed they are examining the report into the number of hysterectomies carried out at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, to determine whether any of its contents require criminal investigation.

Concerns have been raised today as to how disgraced obstetrician Dr Michael Neary continued to work in a Co Louth hospital despite an investigation by colleagues in 1998.

Victims of a discredited doctor who needlessly removed scores of women’s wombs have called on the Government to set up a compensation scheme.