1. Remembering RCSI and the 1916 Rising

   • J. Shannon

   Literary & Historical Pages: 5 - 9

2. Falls and fracture prevention in older people: Time for action

   • D. O’Mahony

   Editorial Pages: 10 - 10

3. The financial implications of falls in older people for an acute hospital

   • P. E. Cotter
   • S. Timmons
   • D. O’Mahony

   Original Paper Pages: 11 - 13

4. Vitamin D intake and status in Irish elderly women and adolescent girls

   • D. McCarthy
   • A. Collins
   • K. D. Cashman

   Original Paper Pages: 14 - 20

5. Iodine intake in pregnancy in Ireland — A cause for concern?

   • Z. Nawoor
   • R. Burns
   • P. P. A. Smyth

   Original Paper Pages: 21 - 24

6. Prevalence of anaemia in patients with Diabetes Mellitus

   • T. J. Cawood
   • U. Buckley
   • S. Sreenan

   Original Paper Pages: 25 - 27

7. Popliteal-to-distal artery bypass for diabetic limb salvage

   • A. E. Brannigan
   • K. Ahmad
   • P. E. Burke

   Original Paper Pages: 28 - 31

8. Depression and anxiety in rheumatoid arthritis: The role of perceived social support

   • Y. Zyrianova
   • B. D. Kelly
   • T. G. Dinan

   Original Paper Pages: 32 - 36

9. Smoking, occupancy and staffing levels in a selection of Dublin pubs pre and post a national smoking ban, lessons for all

   • M. McCaffrey
   • P. G. Goodman
   • L. Clancy

   Original Paper Pages: 37 - 40

10. The outcome of Direct Current Cardioversion (DCC) for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in a district general hospital in Ireland

    • K. P. O’Rourke
    • C. Cotter
    • P. Sullivan

    Original Paper Pages: 41 - 45

11. Adherence to clinical guidance in the prescribing of oral antithrombotic medication in patients with atrial fibrillation

    • M. Savage
    • M. Teeling
    • J. Feely

    Original Paper Pages: 46 - 49

12. Surgical management of perforated peptic ulcer disease

    • K. J. Sweeney
    • M. O. Faolain
    • M. J. Kerin

    Original Paper Pages: 50 - 54

13. Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: predicting outcome from peri-operative evaluation

    • B. J. Manning
    • R. Salman
    • P. Gillen

    Original Paper Pages: 55 - 58

14. Validation of lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in patients with symptomatic breast cancer

    • R. A. Cahill
    • L. Diamond
    • R. G. K. Watson

    Original Paper Pages: 59 - 62

15. Environmental risk analysis of ultraviolet phototherapy centres in Ireland

    • U. M. O’Connor
    • N. J. O’Hare

    Original Paper Pages: 63 - 67

16. The need for a national strategy for chronic pain management in Ireland

    • B. Fullen
    • D. A. Hurley
    • D. O’Keeffe

    Original Paper Pages: 68 - 73

17. Adult Intussusception — Need for en-bloc resection

    • N. McCawley
    • C. G. Collins
    • A. L. Leahy

    Case Report Pages: 74 - 76

18. Splenic preserving distal pancreatectomy of a solid pseudopapillary pancreatic tumour

    • D. Broe
    • P. F. Ridgway
    • K. C. Conlon

    Case Report Pages: 77 - 80

19. AA amyloidosis in psoriatic arthritis

    • J. G. Ryan
    • A. M. Dorman
    • P. G. O’Connell

    Case Report Pages: 81 - 82

20. ‘Knot’ avoidable?

    • A. L. Gidwani
    • W. D. B. Clements

    Correspondence Pages: 83 - 83

21. Tissue culture positive prosthetic aortic valveBrucella endocarditis

    • M. I. Tasbakan
    • T. Yamazhan
    • S. Ulusoy

    Correspondence Pages: 84 - 84