Ballymena

Mr Corkish, from Ballymoney, County Antrim, said he and his wife had tried to find other NHS dentists in their town and in nearby Coleraine and Ballymena but have had no luck.

Michael Taylor, a historian from Ballymena, said it is "infuriating" that Meta may have used his work.

The 63-year-old's body was discovered in the driveway outside his house in Orkney Drive in the Ballykeel area of Ballymena in July 2022.

Terry Cannon, 62, from Kells outside Ballymena, is waiting for a diagnosis for a stomach problem after experiencing internal bleeding.

"Am I just supposed to leave him to walk around Ballymena by himself? A vulnerable 15-year-old child."