By Claire Harrison DOCTORS from across the island of Ireland have joined forces to demand action from their respective governments to radically improve the quality of health care given to the elderly.

By Helen Bruce THE marathon talks over hospital consultants pay and conditions will continue next week because doctors are still not happy with a range of issues.

THE HSE is dysfunctional and drowning in red tape when patients should be the priority, the President of the Irish Medical Organisation said yesterday.

By ALAN SHERRY JUNIOR doctors at a Dublin hospital are ready to take industrial action unless managers withdraw threats to restrict overtime pay for emergency workers.

By LOUISE HOGAN ALL snack and fizzy drink vending machines should be banned from schools to combat Ireland's obesity problem, the country's top doctors have insisted.