Deal to move NMH will go to Cabinet unchanged, says Taoiseach
Agreement unchanged after intense debate over ownership and ethos of new hospital
State to have ‘effective ownership’ of maternity hospital land following legal advice
‘It is ownership,’ said the Taoiseach following questions from Mary Lou McDonald
Further delay to National Maternity Hospital would ‘not be the right choice’, Dáil hears
Green Party leader says legal structures show there will not be religious interference
Green Ministers urged to stall National Maternity Hospital plans
Party colleagues pen letter calling on Cabinet members to ‘delay the sign off of proposal’
Coalition delay on approving new National Maternity Hospital due to ‘genuine concerns’
Minister for Health indicates best course of action to allow all to see details of arrangements
Retaining Owenacurra centre would be failing patients, says Minister
Residents, families and local politicians have called for mental health centre to stay open
Residents to plea with Taoiseach over mental health facility closure
The HSE said the Owenacurra centre in Midleton, Cork is ’not fit for purpose’
Politicians set to hear calls for less restrictive abortion regime
Women’s council plans to address 12-week limit and poor national coverage
Call for Watt to explain Sláintecare comments imminent after recording released
Department of Health official 'worried' about regionalisation process, report says
Reports from meetings of health officials contain ‘inaccuracies’, Watt says
Head of Department of Health criticises distribution of recordings and transcripts
Stephen Donnelly may be having his own Zappone moment
Appointment of chair of abortion legislation review receives almost no scrutiny
Public health advice expected this month on Covid boosters for teenagers
About 80 per cent of eligible people have received vaccine booster dose, Nphet says
PCR test no longer needed in North to confirm positive antigen result
Further three Covid-related deaths recorded in Northern Ireland and 7,133 more cases
Donnelly says issues not raised with him before Sláintecare resignations
Róisín Shortall describes changes to oversight of universal health plan as a ‘hostile takeover’
Thousands of cancers may have been missed due to Covid-19, TDs told
Oireachtas health committee hears services suffered ‘hammer blow after hammer blow’
Covid-19: Public health advice not reflecting need for good ventilation, TDs told
UCD academic tells Oireachtas committee of ‘resistance’ to admitting disease spreads via aerosols
AstraZeneca writes to Irish health committee over European supply
Drugmaker says it is committed to supplying EU with agreed quantities of Covid-19 vaccine despite previous shortfalls
Large majority of over-85s will get first vaccine by end of this week, Donnelly says
HSE is seeing a 95% reduction in Covid-19 infection rate of hospital staff, Minister says
Ireland faces vaccines shortfall of 300,000 amid bitter row in Europe over supply
AstraZeneca warns of ‘signficant drop’ in supply, Oireachtas commitee is told
All but one of 24 residents at Kerry nursing home test positive for Covid
Six people who tested positive for virus in the home have died, says Hiqa spokesman
‘Public health doctors are at the frontline,’ says Dr Ina Kelly
Lack of consultant status and pay shows disrespect for profession, medic argues
Belfast politician will not holiday in Italy if official guidance advises against it
Paula Bradshaw says everyone should follow spirit and letter of guidance
New air-conditioning units for dilapidated Waterford mortuary
Hospital manager tells Oireachtas committee units to be installed shortly
Oireachtas committees warned to stay within their remit after Angela Kerins case
TDs and Senators given extensive legal advice and told to treat witnesses with respect
Government will have to change plans for new HSE board
Health committee backs proposals for people with clinical expertise to serve on board
Fianna Fáil says Simon Harris must say Dáil was misled
Spokeswoman for Minister indicates he will apologise this week
Terse atmosphere expected for meeting between EU leaders and May
Inside Politics: Donald Tusk’s ‘special place in hell’ comments dominate British press agenda
Official refuses to attend hearing on cost of children’s hospital
Public expenditure secretary claims health counterpart should answer Oireachtas questions
PAC ‘treading on embers’ in investigating Áras spending in election run-up
‘I can’t decide what their (PAC’s) agenda is’ – Ceann Comhairle
Breda O’Brien: Abortion railroading is a threat to our democracy
No pro-life amendments have been permitted in the legislation for terminations
Abortion services would be ‘risky without health investment’
Medical experts to tell Oireachtas committee of concerns over ultrasound availability
Law to enable doctors be more open with patients and families
Open disclosure will allow medics admit errors and apologise without fear of litigation
Abortion law reform to be much sooner than expected
Simon Harris says Bill will be tabled before summer and sent to President by autumn
Northern Ireland to feel ripple effect from referendum Yes
‘The South has taken a big leap and . . . the North will actually feel it’s been left behind’
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