Health

• The terms of settlement in the action taken by the family of a woman who committed suicide in Limerick Regional Hospital include an apology from the HSE and the payment of a six-figure sum. Anne O'Rahilly (21), of Adare, Co. Limerick, was admitted to the hospital in September 2002 in a suicidal state and committed suicide a few hours later. The Health Service Executive issued the unreserved apology, saying that the care given to Ms O'Rahilly fell below acceptable standards.
• Wednesday's RTÉ news gave prominence to the suspension in late October of three nurses at Cork University Hospital. It is alleged that, as a prank, they squirted a hand-washing solution at a colleague who was leaving to work in Australia. The incident left the young nurse with a serious eye injury, although she has now recovered and is in Australia.