Swimming banned at Dollymount Strand due to suspected sewage discharge after heavy rainfall
Deputy Lord Mayor criticises inadequate alert system and Uisce Éireann response
HSE
‘Why are there all these mistakes?’ Woman laments loss of daughter and unborn grandson as hospital apologises
Pregnant Caroline Kavanagh’s heart attack symptoms were not identified before her discharge from Tipperary University Hospital
SOS cancer hotline making ‘a real, tangible difference in the lives of people going through chemotherapy’
Phone triage and support service is designed to keep vulnerable cancer patients from having to go to hospital emergency departments
‘Fear and distrust’: why children’s healthcare is in crisis
In the News podcast: CHI was set up in 2019 to improve governance in paediatric healthcare
HSE must specify when services will be provided to children with disabilities, Supreme Court says
HSE loses appeal against High Court finding on compliance failure under Disability Act
Woman who received HSE apology over cancer diagnosis failings encourages women to get a smear test
Leona Macken (38), who has stage 4 cancer, sued the HSE over ‘failings’ of two cervical smear tests
HSE acquires Swords site and offices for more than €20m for new primary care centre
Former Hertz facility in Seatown is close to proposed stop on new Metrolink transport service
More than half of funded staff posts in endometriosis clinics unfilled, new figures show
Endometriosis is a chronic disease which affects about 10% of women and girls of reproductive age
Committees of the Oireachtas are back, but why can’t Irish politicians ask a good question?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Dublin 4 residents object to proposed health centre over fears of drug, STI treatment offering
Residents and business owners of Baggot Street say centre on part of old hospital site would be inconsistent with area
Public Accounts Committee recalls CHI and HSE following fresh revelations about alleged patient referrals
Four board members had resigned over the past week, as CHI faced controversies over children’s scoliosis and hip surgeries
Newsagents association granted permission for judicial review over ‘punitive’ tobacco licensing fees
The association argues the new fees ‘unfairly target small retailers already facing soaring costs and regulatory pressure’.
Children’s Health Ireland may be merged into HSE following recent controversies
‘Lack of confidence’ in governing body facing growing number of issues
Up to 6,800 more inpatient beds will be needed by 2040, says ESRI report
Ireland’s ageing and increasing population will mean greater capacity requirements in public hospitals over next 15 years
Five injured in Dublin city collision between bus and ambulance
People being treated in hospital for injuries that are not life-threatening
CHI consultant who allegedly referred public patients to his own weekend clinic faced no disciplinary action
Children's Health Ireland clinician at centre of internal review retired after inquiry flagged governance issues
Will equity release prevent you getting approved for Fair Deal?
Both lenders need to be sure that there is enough equity in your home available to them to make sure their debt is repaid
High Court grants leave for doctors to bring action over State’s transgender care policy
Prof Donal O’Shea and Dr Paul Moran challenging HSE’s referral of young people for assessment abroad
Former Baggot Street hospital building to be sold on the open market
HSE says no State agency had expressed interest in taking over property, which has been vacant for several years
Hip surgeries: Parents call for independent review by international experts
Audit found almost 70 per cent of surgeries were not necessary
‘Devastating blow’ as Russians destroy Ukrainian warehouse containing aid donated from Ireland
‘Seeing it deliberately targeted and reduced to ashes is heartbreaking,’ says charity director
Hip surgery audit: How many more times will we hear ‘this can never happen again’?
Once more there are serious questions to be asked about clinical governance failures
‘Come to Ireland, get well paid and a holiday’: The GPs lured from the UK to Ireland
An increase in UK doctors seeking work in Ireland is being linked to geographical proximity and difficulties in the NHS
‘He couldn’t see wrong in people’: Family of Daniel McAnaspie seek reform following inquest
Teenager murdered in 2010 was ‘failed by the State at almost every juncture’, Oireachtas committee told
Health staff found ‘ingratiating themselves financially’ will be referred to gardaí, HSE chief says
Bernard Gloster says he was not informed about report alleging consultant abused waiting system and delayed operations for sick children
‘No quick fix’ for autism crisis as teenager’s protest pushes issue to top of political agenda
Cara Darmody’s campaign was sparked by the huge delays in providing assessments of need for children with autisim
What’s in the hip surgery audit and how much harm has been done?
There was significant variation in the thresholds for surgery across three Dublin hospitals
‘A national scandal’: Answers demanded after audit highlights over 100 unnecessary hip surgeries on children
The operations took place at Temple Street and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
Sinn Féin versus William the Conqueror
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan: A row over a Norman anniversary, waiting lists for disability services and the skorts controversy draws to a close
Hip surgery audit: Almost 70% of operations in two children’s hospitals ‘unnecessary’
Report examined 147 surgeries performed at three hospitals between 2021 and 2023
‘I can’t wait any longer’: Couples with one child await budget pledge on free IVF
It was announced in October’s budget that access to State scheme would be expanded this year
Government ‘all talk but no action’ on disability assessment backlog, says activist
Cara Darmody, who has started a 50-hour picket outside Leinster House, made the comments following meeting with Taoiseach
Family ask attorney general to order an inquest following settlement of High Court case over woman’s death
Esther Flynn died in hospital after she was ‘prescribed wrong dosage of blood-thinning medication’, judge hears
Government to change law in bid to speed up autism and disability assessments
Ministers admit no quick fix for system estimated to have waiting list of 25,000 by end of year
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