An Irishman’s Diary

Scarred by his wartime service, angered by the treatment of ex-servicemen, unable to secure government employment and inspired by the Easter Rising, in the summer of 1920 Tom Barry made a decision that would change both his life and the nature of the conflict then raging in Ireland

Former Ireland captain lifting the lid on use of pills during his career is most welcome

‘We shouldn’t be surprised elite sports players take prescription painkilling medications’

Over 150 men from locality perished in the Great War, local historians discover

‘I was trying to say to myself it was a doll but deep down I knew it wasn’t’

Oireachtas committee hears of ‘Victorian’ position of nurses in general practices

Rather than make people feel guilty for consuming processed foods, we should look at the ingredients on the back, and not the word ‘natural’ on the front

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Living on the List: While the human cost of suffering was in painful plain sight, the documentary failed to get to grips with why the system is broken

GP association warns Oireachtas health committee of ‘monumental’ manpower crisis

Ethics adviser Dr Sheehan talks to assembly about how people arrive at their views

Doctors find provisions of Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act ‘stressful and difficult’

Many older people in Ireland now take between seven and 12 medicines a day

Kettle killed leading B Company, 9th Royal Dublin Fusiliers; 300 Irish killed in the battle