NI Health Minister commits to bringing back cross-border scheme


By Roisin Henderson THE North’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has declared he wants to work “at pace” to reinstate the former cross-border health scheme to help bring down waiting lists. Last week our sister paper, the Fermanagh Herald reported how the Minister for Health in the South Jennifer Carroll MacNeill had said she saw cross-border cooperation on healthcare […]


Taoiseach highlights cross-border treatment for Donegal patients in Stormont speech


Taoiseach Leo Varadkar highlighted the fact that Donegal patients can get treatment in Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry as an example of  north-south cooperation and said he hopes that will continue with the new Executive.  The Fine Gael leader made the comment at Stormont this morning where he met the leaders of the new northern Executive […]