More than 20% of constituency boundaries will have to be changed based on latest population figures, it was claimed last night.

THE Health Service Executive has spent more than €100 million on predominantly private security services for its facilities over the last six years.

MORE than €2.3 million was spent last year on placing 15 troubled young people in special care facilities and private foster care outside the country, with one placement in Scotland costing more than €500,000 a year.

There are only two hospice beds available across 11 counties for children with life-limiting illnesses, according to a new report into respite services in Dublin Mid-Leinster and Dublin North-East.

Labour's Tommy Broughan has been elected in Dublin North-East.

INFORMATION Commissioner and Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has criticised the removal of key functions of several state bodies from the scope of Freedom of Information legislation.

HEROIN addicts in the north-east are waiting more than a year to get on a methadone programme, figures from the Health Service Executive have shown.

IT has finally been recognised that children in care are one of the most vulnerable groups living in our society and that every measure possible needs to be taken to protect them.

A REPORT analysing the value of home care packages (HCP) in assisting elderly people to remain at home has found access to packages varies widely depending on where you live.

Labour's Tommy Broughan, Terrence Flannagan of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil's Michael Woods have been elected on the fourth count in Dublin North-East.

Just 14 seats now remain to be filled across seven constituencies in the General Election count.

Fianna Fáil's Martin Brady has conceded defeat in the three-seat Dublin North-East constituency.

SPRAWLING growth in Dublin is expected to result in an increase in the number of TDs for the outer suburbs of the capital city and adjoining commuter counties.