Hurlers warned against adapting helmets after player injuredPiercing of club player’s hand with metal bar from opponent’s helmet triggers safety alertFri Feb 15 2019 - 02:00
Almost two-thirds of people who suffered psychosis were in remission 20 years laterStudy finds long-term outcomes for psychosis may be better than previously thoughtThu Feb 14 2019 - 21:00
Flu rates fall slightly after 34 deaths, HSE saysMost of the deaths reported this winter have been among those aged 65 and olderThu Feb 14 2019 - 19:47
Opposition blames Government’s ‘disastrous’ decision for smear test backlogIntroduction of HPV test delayed as more than 80,000 women wait for resultsThu Feb 14 2019 - 00:16
INMO executive council recommends acceptance of nursing pay dealBallot result of 40,000 nurses will be known on March 28thWed Feb 13 2019 - 18:30
Introduction of new cervical cancer test ‘held up by backlog’HPV testing unlikely to be introduced this year, HSE officials tell Oireachtas committeeWed Feb 13 2019 - 14:05
Hospitals to get back to normal after light attendances on TuesdayPatients with procedures cancelled over strike may wait days for rescheduled datesTue Feb 12 2019 - 20:52
Children’s hospital: cost grows as McDonald’s refused naming rightsFamily accommodation block likely to be downsized as State faces extra €10m-plus billTue Feb 12 2019 - 01:00
Hospital services may be disrupted on Tuesday – HSECancellation of three days of strike action comes after Labour Court issues proposalsMon Feb 11 2019 - 21:01
Nurses’ strike called off as Labour Court proposes enhanced pay scaleA move to enhanced scale involves a salary increase of €2,439 for some nursesMon Feb 11 2019 - 20:23
Strong support for nurses among those affected by strike‘I have seen first-hand their care and kindness and incredible hard work’Mon Feb 11 2019 - 18:21
Siting children’s hospital at St James’s adds up to 5% to cost, study findsConstruction inflation on brownfield city-centre sites higher than on greenfield sitesSat Feb 9 2019 - 06:00
Prescription medicines fitted with anti-tampering devicesPharmacies must check medicine authenticity before dispensing as part of directiveFri Feb 8 2019 - 14:56
CervicalCheck: Scally criticises ‘toxic mix’ of politicians, lawyers and mediaIn hard-hitting speech Dr Gabriel Scally says controversy created ‘fevered atmosphere’Fri Feb 8 2019 - 01:45
Cardiac and cancer surgeries cancelled due to nurses’ strikeThousands of operations planned for non-strike days have also been cancelledThu Feb 7 2019 - 19:30
Careless spending on health could bankrupt State, HSE chair warnsCiarán Devane says priority for spending has to shift away from hospitals to communityThu Feb 7 2019 - 19:14
Children’s hospital row: Minister to outline capital plan changes caused by overrunsConcerns raised at Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting at overspend on the new hospitalThu Feb 7 2019 - 06:40
Harris says €1.4bn cost of children’s hospital ‘reasonable’Minister questioned about rising price of project as cost overruns come under scrutinyWed Feb 6 2019 - 18:50
Large numbers of patients dying unnecessarily, says reportDelays, interruptions and lack of services in trauma care causing deaths, research findsWed Feb 6 2019 - 00:01
The Coombe begins abortion services for women in catchment areaReferrals only being accepted from Kildare, west Wicklow and parts of DublinTue Feb 5 2019 - 20:40
Timeline of national children’s hospital developmentFrom first proposal in 1993 to present day controversy over escalating costsTue Feb 5 2019 - 10:57
Public expenditure official not required to report on spiralling costsHospital board member Paul Quinn appointed in personal capacity, Harris saysTue Feb 5 2019 - 01:00
Calls for PwC to expand review on location of children’s hospitalNational children’s hospital switched from Coombe to St James’s campusTue Feb 5 2019 - 01:00
Legal experts cast doubt over ‘naming and shaming’ in hospital overrunsPersonal culpability would slow PwC inquiry into national children’s hospital – barristerTue Feb 5 2019 - 01:00
Emergency unit doctors warn of patient risks amid nurses’ strikeVaradkar says Government does not intend to withhold payments due to nurses under public sector pay agreementsMon Feb 4 2019 - 02:00
Individuals may be held accountable over cost of children's hospitalTaoiseach yields to concerns around oversight layers and acceptance of responsibilityMon Feb 4 2019 - 01:00
Most women in cervical screening controversy disease freeOf the 221 women affected, some 178 have no evidence of disease, HSE report findsSun Feb 3 2019 - 20:49
Nurses strike: Taoiseach rejects call for review of pay claimAlmost 40,000 members of the nurses union plan to strike on Tuesday and ThursdaySun Feb 3 2019 - 16:12
Children’s hospital review changed to allow individual accountabilityTaoiseach says public right to be angry over cost but ‘no one will regret it when it’s built’Sun Feb 3 2019 - 14:15
What lies behind the children’s hospital’s ballooning budget?The cost of the national children’s hospital is now €1.433bn. Here’s whySat Feb 2 2019 - 06:00
Former nurse sets-up Ireland’s first ‘truly mobile’ X-ray service‘If we can send men to the moon why can’t we take an X-ray machine to the nursing home’Fri Feb 1 2019 - 06:01
Nurses’ initial one-day strike gets widespread backingProminent doctors line up to support fellow health professionals but wary note also soundedThu Jan 31 2019 - 01:00
No evidence that breakfast is most important meal of the day, says reviewSkipping breakfast does not automatically result in weight gain, according to new findingsThu Jan 31 2019 - 00:03
HSE warns of more disruption to services after nurses’ strike dayINMO reject Government claims that meeting demands will cost €300 millionWed Jan 30 2019 - 16:46
Patients stockpiling drugs over Brexit fears, committee hearsDeparture of UK from EU may result in ‘rationalisation’ of Irish medicine suppliesWed Jan 30 2019 - 13:39
Simon Harris says children’s hospital to go ahead despite ‘colossal’ cost overrun‘It’s a mess,’ admits Department of Health head as scaled-down project ruled outTue Jan 29 2019 - 18:17
HSE warns of disruption caused by nurses’ strikeAll emergency departments will open but delays expected due to reduced staff numbersTue Jan 29 2019 - 14:42
Contractor costs at children’s hospital rose 65% in a yearDepartment of Health says an underestimate of material added €115m to cost of projectTue Jan 29 2019 - 13:25
Irish healthy diet guide keeps red meat on the menuImportant ‘not to throw the baby out with the bathwater’ regarding meat and potatoesMon Jan 28 2019 - 19:04
Half of new hospital beds promised for winter still not openHospitals in Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Galway still to receive new bedsMon Jan 28 2019 - 18:42
Clinical risk in repeat smear tests ‘exceedingly low’, says Harris‘Fear and anxiety injected into women and families of Ireland again,’ support group saysSat Jan 26 2019 - 02:00
Cardiac services campaigners deploy referendum lobbying techniquesCampaigners in Waterford recruit local firms in effort to secure 24/7 cardiac serviceSat Jan 26 2019 - 02:00
CervicalCheck ‘in jeopardy’ as free tests overwhelm system - MartinFianna Fáil leader claims Harris offered rechecks against expert adviceWed Jan 23 2019 - 18:19
Pembro drug to be made available to all women with cervical cancerDecision ends inequity whereby access was restricted to CervicalCheck patientsWed Jan 23 2019 - 15:43
Review into overruns at children’s hospital to cost €450,000Cost of St James’s project, now expected to be €1.7bn, was originally set at €600mWed Jan 23 2019 - 13:23
Department head accused of ‘disrespect’ over refusal to discuss hospital costsOireachtas health committee says it is disappointed at non-appearance of Robert WattWed Jan 23 2019 - 10:33
Children waiting over three years to see psychologists298 children on Dublin southwest waiting list for speech and occupational therapistsWed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
Cost hike of €450m for children’s hospital ‘very disturbing’PAC to hear €50m of overrun for St James’s site to come from health budget this yearWed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
Fergus Finlay and patient advocates among eight on new HSE boardLaw professor Prof Deirdre Madden and Tim Hynes of AIB among others to be appointedTue Jan 22 2019 - 18:22
Foetal anomaly cases require ‘teams of doctors’Guidelines indicate foetal medicine specialist should be involved once a diagnosis is madeTue Jan 22 2019 - 00:02