In the report headed "Court decides gardai can give evidence behind screens" in yesterday's editions, the appeal granted by the Supreme Court was brought by the Dublin City Coroner on a point of law, not by the State as reported.

A report headed "Study finds high rate of hepatitis C infection" in yesterday's editions said "one in 10" of the 5,000 women studied were infected by hepatitis C. The figure should have been "one in 100".

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