Minister for Health James Reilly has announced the re-organisation of Irish hospitals into six largely autonomous groups aimed at providing improved outcomes for patients. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Minister for Health James Reilly has announced the re-organisation of Irish hospitals into six largely autonomous groups aimed at providing imp(...)

Liam Doran, general secretary, INMO, said certain hospitals were ‘failing completely’ to follow established protocols and to open extra beds to cater for extra demand.

Hospitals across the State are under pressure from nurses and midwives to address the “grave and serious” problem of routine overcrowding on wa(...)

Gardai are investigating a serious assault in Ennis, Co Clare. Photograph: Frank Miller

Gardaí in Ennis, Co Clare have appealed for information about an incident in which a man suffered a serious head injury. The man, aged i(...)

The N25 has been closed at Ballyduff West pending a technical examination.

A 45-year-old woman has died after she was seriously injured in a crash on the N25 at Ballyduff West at about 11.45pm last night. The wom(...)

A new report has recommended that paramedics on the ground should have the means to contact helicopter pilots directly in the case of emergency. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

Better use of radio links between emergency ground staff and Air Corps pilots and enhanced training for paramedics in air safety awareness are (...)

A 25-year-old Polish man was found by ambulance personnel this morning at the bottom of a stairs on Main Street in Bagenalstown, Co Carlow.

A postmortem will be carried out later today on the body of a man found in a house in Co Carlow early this morning. The 25-year-old Polis(...)

Waterford Regional Hospital where a woman, referred to as A, successfully gave birth yesterday after the hospital applied to court to compel her to have a caesarean section due to concerns over the risks associated with a natural birth. Photograph:  Alan Betson/The Irish Times

A pregnant woman who was the subject of a court application by a hospital to compel her to undergo a caesarean section has successfully given birth(...)

The doctor addressed the court by phone. There were just seven people in spartan courtroom number two, but the voice on speakerphone was so muf(...)

A postmortem examination carried out on the body of a man found in a house in Kilkenny on Thursday night has prompted gardaí to describe the de(...)

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