A round-up of today's regional news in brief
GP in misconduct case can practise under supervision
A doctor found guilty of misconduct in over-prescribing tranquillisers, including Zanax and Rohypnol, to patients without a medical need, must practise under supervision for the next two years, the High Court has ordered.
Dr Iwona Kulczyk Repec, originally from Poland and with an address in Cloyne, Cork, was found guilty of professional misconduct last November by a Fitness to Practise Committee of the Irish Medical Council.
Dr Kulczyk Repec had denied the charge but said the reason she had prescribed drugs such as Zanax and Rohypnol was because she was threatened by some patients who had drug addiction problems.
The committee recommended that she be permitted to continue to practise if she underwent strict supervision by the Medical Council for two years.
Boy rescued from pool taken off critical list
A boy who fell into a pool of water at a temporary halting site in Galway last week has been taken off the critical list.
Pakie Delaney, who will be two in March, was last night recovering at University Hospital Galway having spent the past week in the intensive care unit. He was rescued from a pool close to the site on the Headford road in Carrowbrowne last Sunday week after being discovered by a member of his family.
The Health and Safety Authority, Galway City Council and gardaí are investigating.
Complaints over Naas landfill site
More than 200 complaints were lodged against a landfill site in Naas, Co Kildare, over a three-month period due to severe odours that were causing residents to vomit in their homes, the High Court heard yesterday.
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking an interim injunction against Neiphin Trading Ltd, a firm associated with A1 Waste, which operates a landfill at Kerdiffstown.
The case was heard before Mr Justice Seán Ryan, who ordered an adjournment of proceedings until next Monday.
Man taken from Shannon to be buried
The funeral takes place in Co Limerick this morning of Francie Greene, whose body was recovered from the river Shannon at Portdrine, Cratloe, Co Clare, last Friday.
Mr Greene (48), originally from Kilteely, Co Limerick, was reported missing from his home in Limerick city last November. Investigating gardaí believe he may have suffered a violent death.
At a media briefing yesterday, Supt Frank O’Brien dismissed suggestions his disappearance was connected with gangland activity in the city.