Flu signs in three new Donegal home casesTHREE ADDITIONAL residents in the Co Donegal nursing home at the centre of a flu outbreak are showing symptoms of the illness…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Delay in notifying lethal flu outbreakGUIDELINES GIVEN to nursing homes for handling flu outbreaks suggest public health officials should have been notified at least…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Loss of 630 beds from Fair Deal criticisedTHE CUTTING of 630 private beds from the Fair Deal nursing home scheme will mean longer delays for elderly people waiting for…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Inquiry into control of outbreak urgedNAZARETH HOUSE: A FULL inquiry should be carried out into the nursing home at the centre of a flu outbreak in Donegal, a local…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Healthy and ill residents were kept togetherHEALTHY RESIDENTS living in a nursing home in Donegal which is at the centre of a flu outbreak, were not separated from those…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Four home residents who died of flu had received vaccineFOUR OF the residents who died of influenza at a nursing home in Co Donegal had been vaccinated against the flu, the HSE has …Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Total registered for household levy now 832,000MORE THAN 832,000 property owners have registered or paid the household charge, according to tallies from the Local Government…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
16% of patients do not keep appointmentsALMOST 16 per cent of patients did not attend for appointments given to them at the State’s public hospitals in January, according…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Treaty to produce 'shocking austerity'ACCEPTANCE OF the fiscal treaty will mean “permanent” and “shocking austerity” for Ireland, academic and political activist Kieran…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
HSE to cut 100 beds a monthSome 630 private beds are to be cut from the Fair Deal nursing home scheme over the coming months, the Health Service Executive…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Dry, settled but cooler weather for weekendDRY AND settled weather is to continue for the weekend, but temperatures will not be as high as recently, Met Éireann has said…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Judgment reserved in editors' bid to overturn contempt rulingAN ATTEMPT by three newspaper editors to overturn a finding of contempt against them after they published the existence of care…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Court hears newspapers' contempt appealAN APPEAL against a finding of contempt and the imposition of fines against three newspaper editors for publishing the existence…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Social network users advised to challenge perceptionsTEENAGERS USING Facebook and other social networks should be warned not to take what they see at “face value”, the clinical director…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Court grants repossession orders for two houses abandoned by ownersTWO ABANDONED homes had orders of possession granted against them at the High Court yesterday.Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Trustees to discuss future of St Luke'sCONSTITUENCY: THE BENEFICIARIES of a trust that holds the constituency office of former taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublin could…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Mahon line of questioning criticised: Gilmartin son unhappy with tacticsThomas Gilmartin jnr yesterday criticised the line of questioning his father faced at the Mahon tribunal.Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Data-sharing tool to help State track non-payersA MECHANISM to allow for the transfer of information from entities including the Department of Social Protection, the ESB and…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Unions call for non-payment of taxThe flat rate household charge is one of the most “reactionary and regressive” forms of taxation because it treats “millionaires…Sun Mar 25 2012 - 00:00
No evidence of five-figure payment to MartinALLEGATION: AN ALLEGATION that developer Owen O’Callaghan may have paid Fianna Fáil party leader Micheál Martin a “five-figure…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Stokes unfair dismissals case beginsAN UNFAIR dismissals case taken by businessmen Simon and Christian Stokes began at the Employment Appeals Tribunal in Dublin …Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Top rights lawyer shocked at Irish views on racismIRELAND’S RESPONSE to a multiethnic society was comparable to Britain in 1993 before the racially motivated murder of Stephen…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Valuable lead roofing stolen from Dublin bandstandsGARDAÍ IN Dublin are investigating after two of the capital’s bandstands were stripped of roofing material in the last week…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
More than 250 under-18s wait a year for mental health servicesALMOST 250 under-18s were waiting more than 12 months for mental health services at the end of last year, Health Service Executive…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Reality of compact targets questionedOIREACHTAS COMMITTEE: EU AFFAIRS: THE STRUCTURAL deficit targets included in the fiscal compact would not have prevented the…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Report critical of placing patients in locked wardTHE DECISION to transfer residents of a psychiatric hospital in Dublin from an open to a locked ward over Christmas was not in…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach launches diaspora initiativeEVERY PARISH should get involved in an initiative to attract the Irish diaspora home to visit, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Home of man who had stroke repossessedA MAN who fell behind with his mortgage repayments after suffering a stroke had an order for possession made against him at the…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Gallagher in fresh call for inquiry into 'Frontline'UNSUCCESSFUL PRESIDENTIAL candidate Seán Gallagher has called for an independent inquiry into the final televised presidential…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
RTÉ says question agreed before showAUDIENCE MEMBER: A QUESTION written for an audience member in advance of the Frontline presidential debate last October was …Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
HSE head may apply for post - ReillyIT WILL be open to the current head of the Health Service Executive to apply for a position within the reformed health service…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Doctors worst for washing handsDOCTORS ARE the least likely hospital staff members to wash their hands, according to a new Health Service Executive report on…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Dramatic moment in the spotlight for Irish sopranoAWARD-WINNING Irish soprano Celine Byrne made her surprise debut at Covent Garden in London this week after being called in to…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Couple lose home after supplement withdrawnA COUPLE who had their mortgage interest supplement withdrawn by the Department of Social Protection were one of four families…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Free debt service says most clients over 50ALMOST TWO-thirds of people who sought help from a free debt counselling and assistance service were over 50 years old, a new…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Mahon tribunal lawyer paid €60,000 over two monthsA TOP Mahon tribunal lawyer was paid almost €60,000 over two months with the tribunal, new figures show.Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Young people with severe difficulties face three-year waitORTHODONTIC SERVICES in Ireland have never been up to standardMon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Over 13,000 children waiting for treatmentMORE THAN 13,000 children who have been assessed as in need of orthodontic treatment are on waiting lists across the State, new…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Coombe sends proposal for children's hospital to ReillyA PROPOSAL to locate the new children’s hospital on a 20-acre site near the Coombe and St James’s hospitals was sent to the Minister…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Ganley yet to decide on treaty voteBUSINESSMAN DECLAN Ganley has said he has not yet decided how he will vote in the fiscal treaty referendum.Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Concern over surrogacy guidelinesGuidelines for establishing Irish citizenship for children born abroad to surrogate mothers “badly overlook” ethical concerns…Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
Couple could not raise money to finish new homeSOME 10 properties were repossessed at the High Court yesterday, including the home of a couple who had put their life savings…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Thousands attend Dublin weekend careers event with 2,500 jobs on offerUp to 10,000 people attended a free careers event in Dublin at the weekend in the hope of picking up one of the 2,500 jobs on…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Recovery strategy 'ignores' rightsAN INTERNATIONAL human rights group says Ireland has “disregarded its commitments under international human rights law” in responding…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Outpatient waiting list data to be issuedVITAL FIGURES on outpatient waiting lists for hospital consultants are expected be published from April, the Department of Health…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Report on site scaffolding preceded fatal incidentA REPORT warning of incidents of falling scaffolding on a building site was given to management at the Dublin site in question…Sat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
VEC relocation plan to increase rent from €13.30 to €118,000THE RELOCATION of a VEC headquarters from Longford to Mullingar would mean an increase in rent from €13Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Doctor failed to diagnose hernia in patient who later died, inquiry toldA GP facing six allegations of poor professional performance failed to diagnose a hernia in a man who died two days later, a …Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Man asks for repossession stay until school term endsA MAN who lost his family home at the High Court yesterday asked the judge for enough time to let the school term finish before…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Sudden death of teacher and rugby coach at Glenstal schoolStaff and students at Glenstal Abbey in Co Limerick are preparing to say goodbye to a much-loved teacher and rugby coach following…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
