A mystery illness has claimed the lives of six elderly people at a nursing home in less than a fortnight, including five in the past five days.

OWNERS of a nursing home closed over the weekend by court order are to ask a judge today to restrain the dispersal of residents “all over the place” while the initial closure is legally challenged.

Owners of a Dublin nursing home closed over the weekend by court order are to ask a judge tomorrow to restrain the dispersal of residents “all over the place” while the initial closure is legally challenged.