It’s “buyer beware” time as political parties prepare to tempt us with their promises. Now Sinn Féin is out early with its 120-page health manifesto. It’s ambitious, leaving no area uncovered: from ending car-parking charges to bringing in no-fry zones around schools.
The headline-grabbers are pledges to make prescription medicines free for all, grant medical cards for people on the median income and employ GPs directly on a HSE salary to work in rural and deprived areas.