The Irish Times

State ownership of maternity hospital land would be ‘inappropriate’

Concerns mount about potential religious influence in the new hospital

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 02:00

Will Judicial Council deliver a game-changer for insurance awards and costs?

Businesses hope guidelines will help reform State’s ‘generous’ compensation system

Fri Feb 05 2021 - 05:40

Courts data undermines ‘industry spin’ on insurance claims

Doherty says claim that Ireland has ‘massive compo culture’ is simply not true

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 13:01

Cliff Taylor: Too much talk and too little action on insurance reform

Maria Bailey incident highlights high claims costs and expensive insurance

Sat Jun 01 2019 - 04:00

Dalata CEO extends cold welcome to Fáilte Ireland superhotel idea

Caveat: Pat McCann slams plan for 1,000-bed hotel as Fáilte considers options for HQ

Fri Apr 12 2019 - 05:00

New master of National Maternity Hospital inaugurated

Prof Shane Higgins takes over from Dr Rhona Mahony for seven-year term

Wed Jan 02 2019 - 06:00

Minister ‘not afraid’ of referendum to cut personal injuries awards

D’Arcy says high cost of insurance due to large court payouts is ‘huge societal issue’

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 14:02

Judge defends litigation culture and criticises personal injuries report

Marie Baker takes issue with findings of High Court’s ex-president on compensation

Fri Sept 21 2018 - 00:47

Prof Shane Higgins appointed new master of National Maternity Hospital

Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist will take up post next January

Thu May 24 2018 - 15:45

Insurance claims still in need of major reform

Government needs to follow through on tackling insurance costs

Wed Feb 28 2018 - 05:25

Medical misadventure verdict in ectopic surgery death

Malak Thawley (34) died during an operation in the National Maternity Hospital

Thu Jun 22 2017 - 20:22

Nicholas Kearns: The NMH deserves support, not paranoia

It’s time to correct the many erroneous and offensive claims made about the new hospital

Tue Jun 06 2017 - 06:00

Nuns would not have controlled new hospital, says Kearns

NMH deputy chairman condemns ‘inaccurate’ assertions about transfer to St Vincent’s

Tue Jun 06 2017 - 01:00

National Maternity Hospital: ambiguities still remain

The devil is in the detail but so is the opportunity to resolve all issues

Sat Apr 29 2017 - 00:03

Peter Boylan: ‘I’ve been vilified by a lot of people’

Interview: Ex-master of Holles St says had obligation to speak out on transfer of NMH

Fri Apr 28 2017 - 20:23

Boylan resigns: says maternity hospital row like ‘episode of Father Ted’

Doctor resigns from board of NMH, saying it is ‘blind to consequences’ of St Vincent’s move

Thu Apr 27 2017 - 16:01

Archbishop seeks own removal from chair at Holles Street

System of automatically appointing archbishop as chair of board is ‘anachronistic’

Thu Apr 27 2017 - 01:00

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

National Maternity Hospital row played out like teenager’s tiff

Inside Politics: Exchange of text messages intemperate enough to qualify as shaming

Wed Apr 26 2017 - 09:32

Maternity move back on track as hospital boards soften stance

St Vincent’s drops threat to review project and issues pledge on independence

Wed Apr 26 2017 - 08:36

New National Maternity Hospital will not be ‘run by nuns’

Hospital deal clearly protects clinical autonomy from any religious ethos

Wed Apr 26 2017 - 01:00

Peter Boylan texts: ‘I’m sorry it’s come to this but I did try to warn you’

Former master accused of ‘intimidatory tone’ in texts and asked to resign

Tue Apr 25 2017 - 11:00

Gardaí to get tool to catch uninsured drivers

Automatic number plate checks begin in September, says Minister

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 01:00

Insurers criticised for not pursuing fraudsters

Former High Court president criticises ‘lack of resolve’ in seeking prosecutions

Fri Jun 17 2016 - 07:45

Appeal Court overturns ruling that cut solicitor’s fee by over half

Taxing master had reduced Wicklow-based firm Augustus Cullen Law’s fee to €276,000 from €485,000, which was then upheld by High Court

Fri Jun 10 2016 - 16:26

Fashion designer Daniel Kearns teams up with David Beckham

Son of former High Court president made creative director of Kent & Curwen

Tue Feb 23 2016 - 06:30

Law Society to replace lost presidential chain

Legal adviser to Fine Gael ‘devastated’ at being unable to locate chain

Mon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00

Judges should not paralyse inquiries, High Court president says

Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns issues warning to courts on final day on the bench

Sat Dec 19 2015 - 01:00

Court should consider implications of decisions - Kearns

Outgoing president of High Court speaks of potential Pandora’s box of verdicts

Fri Dec 18 2015 - 18:03

Attorney General calls for review of defamation laws

Court reporters should not fear litigation due to a ‘simple oversight, omission or error’

Fri Dec 18 2015 - 16:32

Peter Kelly to be nominated as new president of the High Court

Cabinet expected to nominate Court of Appeal judge at final meeting before Christmas

Tue Dec 15 2015 - 14:57

Court approves €100m Quinn Insurance repament to State fund

Administrators paid almost €1m between July 2014 and September 2015

Thu Dec 03 2015 - 18:27

O’Brien asks court to order Red Flag to identify its client

Judge ‘surprised’ O’Brien is not proceeding with application for inspection of material

Thu Dec 03 2015 - 13:05

Soldier injured in Lebanon crash settles High Court action

Four colleagues died in incident that injured Edmund O’Neill 15 years ago

Thu Nov 26 2015 - 20:33