Today’s Top Stories
€240m needed to re-accommodate people with disabilities currently in controversial settings – RTE.ie
The Health Service Executive has said it will need €240m in new capital funding to fully meet the new accommodation needs of almost 3,000 people with disabilities currently in controversial congregated settings, RTÉ’s This Week has learned.
Varadkar to remove training post barriers for overseas doctors – The Irish Times
Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has promised to remove barriers preventing many overseas doctors from accessing training positions leading to consultant posts.
Town with 40,000 people had just one ambulance on Saturday – Irish Independent
The HSE left a town with a catchment area of over 40,000 people with just one ambulance on Saturday night.
Teething trouble a figment of parents’ imagination, says dentist – The Irish Times
Teething pain, blamed so often for cranky babies and sleepless nights, is a figment of parental imagination, according to a leading dentist.
Young drivers are failing ‘morning after’ spot checks – Irish Independent
Binge-drinking and the new lower legal limits for inexperienced drivers mean hundreds of under-25s are at risk of picking up potentially life-changing convictions.