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85 year old Billy crosses the line first in Nore Swim

By Sean Keane WHEN 85-year-old Billy Dalton from the city's Freshford Road completed the Nore Swim from Greensbridge to John's Bridge on Saturday, it marked his first time competing in the event since 1954.

This time he was first over the line (veterans were left go early) , with his son Denis keeping him company. He made light of his achievement in finishing the 500-metre course in quick time and said that he had no difficulty doing so. He did say that the cold had set in over the last 100 metres and that was the bit he found a little tiring. He was one of those who did the swim without the aid of a wet suit. His secret is that he swims several evenings a week in the Newpark Hotel leisure centre while continuing to work at the Chancellor's Mills on the Freshford Road.

He was one of over 140 who braved the cold water to compete in the event organised by Kilkenny Water Safety. Not to far behind Mr Dalton was 72-year-old former international athlete and retired Senator, Mick Lanigan from Patrick Street who raised over f1,000 for charity in doing the race.

Charity says unregulated home help is putting elderly at risk

Charity says unregulated home help is putting elderly at risk PAMELA DUNCAN NEITHER THE Department of Health nor the HSE knows how many unregulated private home help companies are operating in the State.

This is despite warnings from charities representing the elderly which say another Leas Cross could be happening within elderly people’s homes but a lack of regulation means there is no way to know.

Dermot Kirwan of Friends of the Elderly says in recent years there has been a proliferation of home help companies as well as smaller operations providing services as “nixers” within the community. These provide services for the elderly in their own homes.

He said the influx of private companies offering this

Dublin North West Carer Coffee & Cake Morning

Dublin North West Carer Coffee & Cake Morning

Julie and Grace meet with some of their fantastic team of carers in Dublin North East for coffee and cake.

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The Irish 'research lady' who helped win the Nobel

77 Year Old Dubliner Anne Kernan was involved in the Cern research that won a Nobel Prize, yet her work is little known here now, writes JOANNE HUNT

‘RESEARCH LADY” is the chosen e-mail nickname of 77-year-old Anne Kernan, but as one of the physicists whose work led to a discovery that won a Nobel Prize, it is a title that’s far too modest.

She was part of the team that found two sub-atomic particles, the Z and W bosons, research that captured the 1984 Nobel Prize in physics for team leader Carlo Rubbia and his partner Simon van der Meer. The two were physicists at the Cern high-energy research centre near Geneva where Kernan spent the best part of her research career.