IN an atmosphere of warranted condemnation of poor clinical standards at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda it is inevitable that the inspiration, toil and prayers of the foundress of the Medical Missionaries of Mary, Mother Mary Martin, who established the 300-bed state-of-the-art hospital in Drogheda, are lost sight of and collective indebtedness forgotten.

THE Hill of Tara constitutes the heart and soul of Ireland. Our ceremonial and mythical capital, its very name invokes the spirit and mystique of our people, and is instantly recognisable worldwide.