Homeowners have been advised to watch their bums during floods after a man in Midleton, Co Cork, was bitten by a rat while sitting on the toilet.

CANCER patients in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow have access to more than four times the number of cancer specialists as people in the rest of the country.

A CONSULTANT paediatrician has quit his post over a lack of resources, dealing a further blow to the embattled health service.

Francis Barrett made a significant breakthrough in European boxing circles in Nottingham, gaining a unanimous points decision over local favourite Gavin Down for the vacant European Union light welterweight title.