Vet allowed licence after court row about what 'beauty' means

A district court judge has effectively ruled that beauty is in the eye of the beholder - or the vet in this case - as he upheld an appeal from a Donegal veterinary surgeon against a decision to deny him a certificate to practice.

The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) refused to give veterinary surgeon Lucian Podariu, Bunbeg Crossroads, Bunbeg the certificate to practice last year because he had inserted the word 'Beauty' in the title of his practice.