Minister urges broad discussion on ownership in health serviceHarris rejects calls to compulsorily acquire site of new National Maternity HospitalThu Apr 27 2017 - 00:02
Harris expects children’s hospital to be on budget and on timeBuilding work set to begin within weeks and is due for completion towards end of 2021Wed Apr 26 2017 - 20:27
New children’s hospital comes at a price: one billion euroState of the art hospital at St James’s may be just what the doctor orderedWed Apr 26 2017 - 19:26
Rhona Mahony: New hospital will revolutionise healthcare for women and children‘New hospital will continue to offer contraception and termination when mother’s life is in danger’Wed Apr 26 2017 - 12:26
Maternity move back on track as hospital boards soften stanceSt Vincent’s drops threat to review project and issues pledge on independenceWed Apr 26 2017 - 08:36
Nuns should hand over maternity hospital site – Coombe ex-masterDr Chris Fitzpatrick, who helped in planning of move, says conflicts of interest inevitableWed Apr 26 2017 - 06:46
St Vincent’s says NMH will carry out any legal procedure after transferPeter Boylan ‘not going to resign’ over maternity hospital criticisms as board split over calls to stand downTue Apr 25 2017 - 14:45
Agreement says St Vincent’s requires ‘oversight’ of maternity hospitalSt Vincent’s calls for ‘integration of activities’ in agreement with maternity hospitalTue Apr 25 2017 - 14:36
Peter Boylan urged to resign over maternity hospital criticismFormer master objected to move of facility to Sisters of Charity-owned St Vincent’s campusTue Apr 25 2017 - 01:00
'Any attempt' to change maternity hospital deal will scupper itKieran Mulvey says elements of St Vincent’s agreement will be clarified but deal ‘will stand’Mon Apr 24 2017 - 10:33
Whiplash is a ‘myth’, says leading Irish neurosurgeonUCC lecturer says whiplash is ‘multi-billion euro gravy train for the medical profession’Mon Apr 24 2017 - 08:34
No ‘plan B’ to maternity hospital at St Vincent’s, Harris admitsMinister says no other hospital in Dublin area could be used to deliver required servicesSat Apr 22 2017 - 17:20
‘Uninformed nonsense’ about HPV vaccine is endangering livesHealth Minister says it’s time to ‘take on the scaremongers’ who are misinforming peopleSat Apr 22 2017 - 15:33
GPs oppose proposals for HSE-salaried doctorsHSE-employed doctors not the solution to rural GP shortages, IMO conference hearsSat Apr 22 2017 - 13:38
Government fears St Vincent’s set to ditch maternity hospital moveSt Vincent’s angry at ‘being portrayed as some sort of Catholic ginger group’Sat Apr 22 2017 - 13:16
Harney wonders why Sisters of Charity wish to own hospital siteHarney contrasts situation with Sisters of Mercy offering land for children’s hospitalSat Apr 22 2017 - 01:00
More than 100 divers in sub-sea search for helicopter crewSurvey thought to be largest dive exercise of its type in efforts to find R116 winch crew missing for six weeksSat Apr 22 2017 - 01:00
Planned move of National Maternity Hospital in jeopardyBoard of St Vincent’s to review move to religious-owned site in wake of controversyFri Apr 21 2017 - 21:26
Free GP care for all by 2022 unrealistic, says IMO presidentIMO annual conference hears plan to operate on patients within 12 weeks ‘impractical’Fri Apr 21 2017 - 18:44
GP questions merit of Rescue 116 call-out for ‘tip of a finger’‘Nobody seems to want to dwell’ on resources used over minor injury, IMO conference toldFri Apr 21 2017 - 16:50
Age definition of child sought by doctors at conferenceIrish Medical Organisation forum seeks to end age difference between different servicesFri Apr 21 2017 - 15:39
State should take land from orders owing redress money - MinisterJohn Halligan ‘very unhappy’ with Sisters of Charity maintaining an interest in National Maternity HospitalFri Apr 21 2017 - 13:37
Harris promises protections for National Maternity HospitalMinister says measures against possible ‘religious interference’ to be put in placeFri Apr 21 2017 - 08:49
Glen co-founder resigns after Seanad controversyKieran Rose steps down ‘with regret’ from board following campaign allegationsThu Apr 20 2017 - 21:49
Q&A: Why will the Sisters of Charity own the new maternity hospital?Despite the order’s ownership, the hospital will enjoy clinical and operational independenceThu Apr 20 2017 - 18:31
Harris pledges no ‘religious interference’ in new maternity hospitalSisters of Charity are making ‘very valuable’ land available to the State for free, says MinisterThu Apr 20 2017 - 18:08
Doctors want disciplinary hearings to be held in privateIMO to debate motion in favour of anonymity until adverse findings are madeThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:46
Children’s hospital decision delayed by financial concernsGovernment’s final ruling on the project postponed over funding and running costsThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:45
Q&A: What’s the story with religious orders owning hospitals?Three hospitals controlled by the Sisters of Mercy previously valued at almost €650mThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:45
Homeless drug users are being left to die, doctors warnHSE is failing to give lifesaving treatment to homeless people with hepatitis C, expert saysThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:45
Glen board members to meet regulator over funding allegationsOutgoing executive director Áine Duggan says full audit of gay rights charity is neededThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Inaction over Portlaoise hospital is no surpriseDecision makers reluctant to enforce big changes, but there is a ‘least worst’ solutionThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Criticism over failure to decide on future of Portlaoise hospitalSenior HSE manager says uncertainty makes it very difficult to recruit doctors and nursesThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Outgoing Glen chief ‘discovered grave issues’ at charityÁine Duggan says full audit needed to establish if funds were misappropriatedThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
How you may be harming your baby with night-time feedsOnly water safe for babies at night and soothers are problematic alsoThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:42
Income tax and employers’ PRSI may rise to fund health systemExtra €500 million a year needed to pay for expanding health budget, committee saysThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Decision to provide CF drugs made without funding agreementHSE says cost must come from additional Government fundingThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Laundry stored in ‘pools of water’ in mental health unitMental Health Commission criticises poor site facilities and their use for childrenThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Huge cost of Orkambi deal will be major challenge for HSEDecision by Government will be welcomed by the country’s 600 cystic fibrosis patientsThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:39
Gay rights charity Glen hit by bullying and financial investigationsCharity moves to appoint external investigator to examine allegations of intimidationSun Apr 16 2017 - 18:41
Cystic fibrosis patients hopeful further drugs may be developedDeal to secure life-saving medicine for 600 patients came just in time, say sufferersWed Apr 12 2017 - 20:45
Legalising cannabis could boost Irish tax revenues by millionsUS entrepreneur claims pharmaceutical industry against legalisationThu Apr 6 2017 - 20:10
Taxpayer must pay if health reform roadmap implementedOireachtas committee draft report falls down on ways to save money and recruit staffThu Apr 6 2017 - 18:51
End private care in State-funded hospitals, says committeeFuture of healthcare group proposes fund to replace €621m income hospitals would loseThu Apr 6 2017 - 11:57
Mostly free health system would cost €5.4bn, committee saysDraft report proposes phasing out tax subsidy for private health insuranceThu Apr 6 2017 - 11:56
Plans to legalise medicinal cannabis are ‘madness’, says TDKate O’Connell rejects claim medical marijuana Bill would cut overdoses and save livesWed Apr 5 2017 - 18:12
Medicinal cannabis: the pros and consQ&A: There is evidence cannabis can help to manage chronic pain but there are side-effectsWed Apr 5 2017 - 15:11
Dr Heimlich and how his simple manoeuvre can save your lifeMichael Healy-Rae and Ronald Reagan are among those saved. Learn the technique and you’ll join Clint Eastwood and Olly MursWed Apr 5 2017 - 13:00
Concern over 50% jump in gonorrhoea casesYounger people most affected as number of sexually transmitted infections rises by 10%Wed Apr 5 2017 - 12:41
Up to 27,000 hospital patients to take part in surveyNational Patient Experience Survey aims to identify areas of improvement in healthWed Apr 5 2017 - 10:15