LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: HSE-run facility for older people 'appeared institutional and hospital-like'
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A HSE-run facility for older people "appeared institutional and hospital-like" with some residents spending some of the day in bed and eating meals at their bedside, according to a report by health watchdog HIQA.
Two men, who appeared to be armed and were wearing balaclavas, threatened staff and customers of a Co Kilkenny pub before leaving the scene empty-handed following a struggle with the owners.
Gardaí are investigating a hit-and-run and an alleged assault in Dublin. Witnesses have reported seeing a gang of men using weapons attack a man in his 40s.
A woman has been arrested in the UK as part of an investigation into saline bags being tampered with at a hospital.
Former producer of The Bill, David Harris, offered £200,000 to murder partner Hazel Allinson so he could inherit her fortune and be with a Lithuanian lover 40 years his junior.
Ireland's economy grew strongly last year - official figures have shown. but contracted at the start of 2017, official figures have shown.
Premier League footballer Jermain Defoe wore an England shirt for the funeral of his six-year-old "best friend", Bradley Lowery, whose cancer battle captured hearts around the world.
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Brendan O'Carroll has revealed who Rory Cown’s replacement would be just four days after his announced his departure from the show.
An elephant stranded nine miles out to sea has been rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy.
VIRAL: A workman trapped inside a cash machine in the US was forced to pass handwritten notes through the receipt slot to summon help.
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