‘I felt nobody had my back’: What the Rotunda row says about public v private maternity care
Mothers and medical professionals share their views as differences between public and private maternity care in the State are brought into sharp focus
Consultants bring legal challenge to ban on private care in new public surgical hubs
HSE has said new hubs, designed to reduce waiting times in acute hospitals, were for public patients only
Ireland could require digital ID to access porn websites
State agency suggests stricter age verification for online porn, similar to a law enacted in the UK in 2025
Eight women under private care by public-only consultants at Rotunda to switch doctors
State’s busiest maternity hospital backed down in dispute over private care
State blindness to abuse outlined by Bill Kenneally report
Former basketball coach and serial child sex abuser was given ‘favourable treatment’ when crimes came to light
State apology to be offered to Bill Kenneally victims after report detailing ‘abhorrent crimes’
Serious dereliction of duty by senior Garda officers when they learned Kenneally sexually abused a boy in the late 1980s, report finds
State apology to be offered to victims of Bill Kenneally after report finds Garda dereliction of duty
Health board also criticised for failing to follow through on abuse complaints by teenage boy in timely manner
Rotunda backs down in standoff over consultants taking private work
Maternity hospital’s board to ‘bring its arrangements into line with Government policy’
Abusers convicted of serious domestic violence to be named on public register for first time
Domestic Violence (Judgments) Register Bill 2026 to be known as Jennie’s law in honour of murdered Jennifer Poole
Independent Ireland TD defends high number of PQs submitted as concerns raised over use of AI
Issue of politicians allegedly using AI was raised at the Dáil business committee last month
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney to visit Ireland next week
Carney will make trip to Co Mayo to see grandparents’ home place
Taoiseach warns Rotunda board to ‘reflect’ on public contracts decision
Minister of State Robert Troy says there must be ‘consequences’ if public contracts not implemented
Rotunda Hospital’s clash with Coalition over private maternity care deepens
Hospital refuses to back down on decision allowing public-only consultants to offer private care on-site
Rising number of ‘free births’ raises alarm among midwives
Lack of medical supervision can put women and babies at risk of life-threatening complications, new policy paper states
‘Free births’ in Ireland: Within three hours Naomi (38) died, leaving behind four kids
Doctors and midwives are concerned about a ‘notable rise’ in medically unassisted home births in the State. Do expectant mothers know the risks?