There’s an almighty row going on at the moment about the contracts being offered to new hospital consultants.
An incredible uproar.
And the reason? Well, the government is going to hire more consultants, but they’ll have to work exclusively in the public health service. They won’t be able to have private patients under the new [...]

I was listening to an item on the news about a new report from the Comptroller and Auditor General. This report is about hospital [tag]consultants[/tag], or more particularly about whether we’re getting value for money from them. A very topical matter indeed in this country.
I googled it and and found the report, entitled [...]

So the lawyers aren’t going to suffer a crippling reduction in fees after all. What a relief.
It looked for a while as if they were going to be forced to manage on a measly €1000, but no. Common sense prevails and their fees remain at a richly-deserved €2500. Per day.
Now, I know [...]

Did you ever hear people saying that?
Oh, yes. Indeed. You see, I had a little twinge. Nothing really, but it’s best to be on the safe side, so I went to see Mr Fachtna  Ó Féileacháin. I believe he’s the top man in his field. Oh yes.
Is he now? [...]