New East Clare Primary Care team for East Clare

A new model of primary care health services has been launched in East Clare.

The new East Clare Primary Care team is aimed at providing a strengthened primary care system which will play a more central role as the first and on-going point of contact for clients within the health-care system, rather than the traditional focus of health services around the acute hospital system.

The East Clare Primary care team is made up of 5 GP's and existing HSE staff who provide services to a population of approximately 9750 people including Scariff, Tulla, O'Callaghan's Mills, Broadford, Bodyke, Tuamgraney, Ogonnelloe, Mountshannon, Whitegate and Feakle, according to Clare FM News. Services are mainly provided from the Health centres in Scariff, Tulla and Broadford with the focus on health in the community, and taking people out of hospital waiting rooms.

Teen found dead in Kerry

Gardaí in the County Kerry are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a teenager in Killarney in the early hours of this morning.

The 17-year-old youth was found dead on the Ross Road in the town just before 2am. He is believed to have died violently, repoirts breakingnews.ie.

Gardaí say they are treating his death as suspicious, but no further details have been disclosed.

Overnight attack on Romanian family in Belfast

The home of another Romanian family has been attacked in Belfast a day after more than 100 migrants were left homeless in the city.

The Romanians were temporarily housed at the Ozone centre, reports Sky News. Nobody was injured in the incident which happened at around 11pm on Wednesday night, a Police Service of Northern Ireland spokesman said.

Romania's consul general is to hold high-level meetings in Northern Ireland following the attacks.