Scientist with Irish heritage wins Nobel prize

Born in New York to Irish parents in 1939 today John O'Keefe is the joint winner of the 2014 Nobel prize for medicine. O'Keefe says the award is a "great honour" for himself, and the field of neuroscience. Video: Reuters

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How to spot bowel cancer symptoms

In the last 30 years in Ireland, the number of bowel cancer cases under-50 has doubled, according to Bowel Cancer Ireland. Video: Rebecca Daly / Zara Morgan


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