Vicky Pelan
Yesterday.
In the Irish Mail on Sunday.
Valerie Hanley reported that 92 women are suing the State over the CervicalCheck smear test scandal.
Ms Hanley also reported that 80 per cent of these cases have been lodged since Limerick mum-of-two Vicky Phelan settled her High Court action against Clinical Pathology Laboratories in Austin, Texas, for €2.5 million, last April.
92 women suing State over CervicalCheck smear tests misreading scandal (Valerie Hanley, Extra)
In Birmingham this morning
This morning.
In Birmingham, England.
A jury was sworn in to hear the inquests into the deaths of 21 people in the 1974 IRA Birmingham pub bombings.
Coroner Peter Thornton told the 11 jurors the inquests could last up to six weeks.
Journalist Tom Bushnell tweetz:
Birmingham pub bombings: Inquests into 21 deaths under way (The Irish Times)
St Luke’s Hospital Kilkenny
RTE Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers reports:
The Mental Health Commission has taken the first prosecution of its kind against the Health Service Executive, under the Mental Health Act.
The case involves failures at the Department of Psychiatry in St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny.
At Kilkenny District Court today, the HSE pleaded guilty to four charges relating to conditions at the unit.
The failures were identified during an unannounced inspection at the department between 6-9 November 2018 by the commission.
Mental Health Commission takes prosecution against HSE (RTE)
Pic:Babydocclub
A composite image (top) of the Moon and stars created by astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy, who combined 50,000 individual images of the night sky into one huge, highly detailed photo.
Peruse the original full sized image here.
Splutter!
Yesterday.
Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin
Participants – some flagrantly without undergarments – in the Irish Body Paint Festival 2019.
Mutli-coloured Breasticles.
Previously: Stop That
Behold: the Emory 1964 Porsche 356 C4S Coupe – a one off created for a client who wanted a Porsche 356 with the power and grip to handle treks to and from snowy ski resorts.
Created over four years by Emory Motorsports, it’s the body of a 356 tweaked to accommodate the all-wheel drive running gear of a 1990 911 C4. Other upgrades include a 200bhp, 2.4l outlaw engine, 16” powder coated wheels and Pirelli Ice Zero tyres.
In short, a Porsche that never was, but somehow is.
Yesterday.
Family and friends of missing Icelandic man Jón Throstur Jonsson join volunteers in a search party across Dublin yesterday
Jon has been missing since 11am on february 9. The 41-year-old was last seen in Whitehall and is described as being 6 foot tall, of medium build, with short brown hair. When last seen he was wearing a black padded jacket.
Anyone who has seen Jón or who can assist in locating him is asked to contact Ballymun Garda Station on 01 6664400 or the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111.
Friday: Finding Jón
