Marie Cassidy

The Government has appointed a new chief State pathologist following a 2½-year search. Dr Linda Mulligan was appointed to the role by Minister for Ju(...)

Of her very first autopsy, former chief state pathologist Prof Marie Cassidy admits that she made a “complete hash of it”. “My first case was an embo(...)

Claire Byrne has had quite an eventful year. As an “early adopter” of Covid-19 (she was diagnosed on March 16th), she admits she experiences symptoms (...)

A member of the Traveller community, Ballyfermot-born Eileen Flynn was no stranger to challenges from a young age. Twenty years ago, when she was just(...)

The Department of Justice has failed to find a replacement for Prof Marie Cassidy, who retired as chief State pathologist two years ago, despite two r(...)

A man has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of his friend during a row over a pint in a Co Cork pub last year. Mich(...)

A 36-year-old father-of-four died from inhaling his own blood and teeth after he was violently assaulted in a Co Cork pub, a murder trial has been tol(...)

The temporary installation of a work by street artist and illustrator Joe Caslin in the Courtyard gallery at the National Gallery creates a stunning c(...)

Have you ever spent four painful days on a hospital trolley awaiting medical attention? Sat six hours waiting for an appointment, and not see the cons(...)

The discovery of bones at a recycling centre near Bray in Co Wicklow is not being treated as suspicious by the Garda. A skull and other bones were di(...)