Kitty Holland wins defamation case against John Waters and is awarded €35,000 in damages
Waters launched ‘serious attack’ on Holland’s integrity in comments about Savita Halappanavar report, judge says
Savita Halappanavar
John Waters cannot ‘go around defaming people’, hearing told
Judgment reserved in case where Kitty Holland of The Irish Times is suing over comments made in 2017
John Waters claims he faces ‘ruination’ should he lose defamation action taken by Kitty Holland
Circuit Civil Court hears Waters has taken 12 defamation cases but has never sued a journalist directly
Report in The Irish Times initiated ‘lie’ about death of Savita Halappanavar, court told
John Waters being sued by journalist Kitty Holland over remarks at political event in 2017 which Holland says meant she was not fit to be a journalist
Kitty Holland tells judge that John Waters’s letter was ‘quite the assault on me and The Irish Times’
100-page letter sent by Mr Waters to Ms Holland’s solicitors after she initiated defamation case
Whose needs would a Progressive Democrats 2.0 serve?
In much of the commentary following the recent referendums, the phrase 'enough is enough' was often heard – the implication being that great numbers of people have made enough huge sacrifices by voting for compassion and understanding but that’s all over now
Simon Harris: The five career moves that led him to the taoiseach’s office
The Fine Gael politician has scraped through tight corners in politics to become taoiseach-designate
Maureen Dowd: I remember having a flash of gratitude that I lived in the US and not Ireland
Religious fanatics on the supreme court have yanked the United States back to back alleys
Thousands protest against Poland’s restrictive abortion laws after pregnant woman dies in hospital
Dorota Lalik (33), who was five months pregnant, died of septic shock in a case that echoes that of Savita Halappanavar
Post-it notes left at a ‘shrine’ to Savita Halappanavar photographed and archived
About 1,200 small notes were posted around a mural of Ms Halappanavar on hoarding by the Bernard Shaw pub in Portobello in the days after the referendum
Why must women still trade their personal stories to get decent healthcare?
Why must women still trade their personal stories to get decent healthcare?
Polish 'Savita' case sparks protests against restrictive abortion laws
Lawyer for the family of ‘Izabela’ likens death of 30-year-old to Savita Halappanavar case
Coalition leaders yet to see proposed deal on maternity hospital
Changes to board structure a ‘smoke and mirrors’ exercise, say campaigners
The 8th: How Ireland went through a ‘collective national moment of catharsis’
This tightly told film charts the 2018 referendum campaign to legalise abortion
Róisín Ingle: My sister Rachael dropped me at that London clinic in a black taxi
Today is the anniversary of the day 66.4% of us voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment
Patient advocate on HSE board resigns in protest at ‘tokenistic’ treatment
Mark Molloy, father of baby who died in Portlaoise hospital, steps down after six months
Do we really need an exhibition of women’s art? Yes
The Elliptical Affinities exhibition at the Highlanes Gallery gives us a peek at what a differently-centred world might look like
Bust to empty boom: What shaped our public spaces in the past decade
The Decaste in Culture: The 'quarterisation' of our cities reached a ludicrous peak with derided Grafton Quarter
Sepsis death rate rises again after falling for a decade
Almost one in five people with sepsis last year died, with mortality rate up 10.1% on 2017
Take a new Vue of Irish art at the RHA
The National Contemporary Art Fair which opens in November will showcase the latest work from Irish artists
Coroner flags Savita guidelines ahead of McEvoy inquest
Counsel ‘should study protocols’ before hearing into mother’s death after giving birth
HSE wins global award for tackling sepsis amid Savita reforms
Changes sparked by Savita Halappanavar’s death contribute to fall in mortality rate
HSE looks to recruit clinical lead for abortion services rollout
Nine months after service introduced part-time two-year position to be filled
Reporting of inquest into mother’s death ‘extremely important’
Karen McEvoy (24) died on Christmas Day last year one week after giving birth
The city as a canvas: Street art festival returns to Waterford
Now in its fifth year, the Waterford Walls celebration of outdoor art keeps on growing. But how does the artform avoid being corporatised?
Figures suggest surge in abortions post-repeal
If the trend continues, more than 5,000 preborn children will be dead
Local elections battleground: From dog poo to housing crisis
Long hours, low pay, stresses and strains of local politics exercise the public mind
National Maternity Strategy: Funding for new elements halted
Money effectively going to abortion since January, says steering group member
Death of woman from sepsis examined by three separate inquiries
‘Serious questions to be answered’, says National Women’s Council of Ireland director
Should you feel safe in the Irish health system?
Having worked in the Irish health service for 20 years, I am damn proud of it. Yes, progress is painfully slow, but it is very real
Actor Emma Watson writes open letter to ‘passionate, vivacious leader’ Savita Halappanavar
‘Harry Potter’ actor writes: ‘In your memory, we continue the fight for reproductive justice’
Number of hospital patients dying from sepsis has declined
Minister says sepsis can affect any person of any age, irrespective of underlying good health or medical conditions
Maternity hospital’s move to new site not on hold because of legal action
National Maternity Hospital trying to stop HIQA investigation ordered following death of patient
Cora Sherlock: Repeal of Eighth Amendment ‘radical drift backwards’
Advocate encouraged by number of young who engaged with anti-abortion movement
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