Suicide in pregnancy was a real risk and did happen, president of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland Dr Anthony McCarthy has told the Oire(...)

The Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeal will sit in September this year in an effort to ease pressure on the system. Chief Justic(...)

This week brought the news that it is now possible to create tailored embryonic stem cells using cell cloning techniques, bringing the promise (...)

The determination of Taoiseach Enda Kenny to keep his troops in line for the passage of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 through b(...)

It was unrealistic to hope the Government’s decision to acknowledge its Constitutional responsibility and give legislative effect to a twenty-o(...)

The Masters of two Dublin maternity hospitals have differed on the suicide provisions in the abortion legislation at an Oireachtas hearing. (...)

A new framework providing Oireachtas members powers to carry out inquiries into a host of issues of public concern has been announced by Minist(...)

The only purpose of legislation on abortion being introduced in the Dail and Seanad is to clarify what is lawfully available, Minister for Heal(...)

A five-year-old boy may get his Four in One and MMR vaccinations against his mother’s wishes following a decision of the High Court yesterday. (...)

The Referendum Commission has criticised the Government decision to mount its own €1 million information campaign durin(...)