Medical body aids Carmody investigation

TWO more complaints against disgraced doctor Paschal Carmody are to be referred to gardaí who are investigating the purported cancer cure business he ran with former colleague Dr William Porter.

The complaints were made during inquiries carried out by the Medical Council, which yesterday took the unprecedented step of making a formal recommendation that Dr Carmody never be registered to practice in Ireland again.

Council President Dr John Hillery said it was a bone of contention that the recommendation carried no legal weight in other countries but he said the council’s sister bodies abroad would be advised of the decision.