Inquiry told patient data disclosedA doctor accused of four counts of professional misconduct rang RTE's Liveline programme and disclosed personal information about…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Law should be 'part of school curriculum'LEGAL EDUCATION should form part of the primary and secondary school curriculum, President Mary McAleese said yesterday.Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Attempt to halt eviction of family fails at High CourtA LAST-DITCH attempt to halt the eviction of a Dublin family failed at the High Court yesterday.Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
'Inordinate'number of requests by Friends First queriedA HIGH Court judge has questioned the “inordinate” number of applications to the bankruptcy court brought by finance company …Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Gallagher says links to FF are a 'non-issue'PARTY MEMBERSHIP: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL Seán Gallagher has said his links to Fianna Fáil are a “non-issue”.Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Mortgage cases face delays over law loopholeTHE DEPARTMENT of Justice and the Attorney General are still consulting on how to close a loophole in repossession legislation…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Dana willing to give up US citizenshipCITIZENSHIP: PRESIDENTIAL candidate Dana Rosemary Scallon has said she has a document which shows she did not become an American…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Dublin Bus must hand over CCTV footageDublin Bus -v- Data Protection CommissionerMon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Medical Council questioned on registerTHE MEDICAL Council still does not have the necessary information to allow it to register junior doctors who arrived in the country…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Restaurant wins top AA food awardA WATERFORD restaurant was given a top award from Automobile Association restaurant inspectors yesterday.Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
GP faces six allegations of misconductA GP who worked for an out-of-hours service in Dublin attempted to resuscitate a patient while the patient was sitting in a chair…Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Inquiry told of failure to carry out baby scanTHE FAILURE by an obstetrician to carry out a growth scan on a baby who subsequently died of a genetic disorder was at a minimum…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
GP facing misconduct allegationsA GP who worked for an out of hours service has had six allegations of professional misconduct brought against him at a Medical…Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Obstetrician accused of misconductA consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in the Midlands had seven allegations of professional misconduct brought against …Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
HSE staff numbers to fall to 98,000 by 2014NUMBERS WORKING in the HSE should be down to 98,000 by 2014, the organisation’s chief executive has saidTue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Patients must be 'at centre of reform'The reform of the health service must be radical and cannot be built on a service model that is no longer fit for purpose, a …Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Investigation urged at Drogheda emergency unitTHE HEALTH Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has been urged to investigate overcrowding at the emergency department of…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Hospital staff vote to take industrial actionNURSING AND care staff at the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action following…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Delays by consultants block €85m due to HSEA CONSULTANT at South Tipperary General Hospital has not yet signed claims that would release more than €1 million owed to the…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Funds plea for woman to get care in BritainTHE FAMILY of a Galway woman with severe personality disorder who is at risk of suicide has appealed to the Minister for Health…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Two-year wait for cataract patientsPUBLIC PATIENTS are waiting up to two years for cataract operations, a consultant ophthalmic surgeon has saidTue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Courses help parents deal with children's behaviourMORE THAN 400 families experienced sustained benefits from an Irish programme that helps parents deal with challenging behaviour…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Junior doctors from abroad have yet to sit examsSOME 85 overseas junior doctors, brought in to fill vacancies in the public hospital system, are still waiting to sit exams to…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Enact flu vaccine changes now, urges unionREGULATIONS TO allow pharmacists to administer the seasonal flu vaccine must be brought forward this week to meet demand for …Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Vision health 'costs €386m a year'Vision impairment costs the State €386 million a year, according to a report prepared for National Council of the Blind in Ireland…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Concern over unlicensed Dublin 'university'THE HIGHER Education Authority has expressed concern about the operation of an unlicensed “university” with an address in Dublin…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Children's positive outlook on life revealedBULLYING IS prevalent among nine-year-olds growing up in Ireland but children of this age still have a largely positive view …Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Arms trade report 'lacks specifics'AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL has welcomed the publication of a report on the Irish arms trade, but questioned “the lack of specifics…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
HSE admits delays 'unacceptable' over registering doctorsTHERE HAVE been “unacceptable delays” for a small number of junior doctors recruited from India and Pakistan to fill vacant posts…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Bullying of children 'prevalent'Bullying is prevalent in the lives of nine-year-olds growing up in Ireland, according to a new report.Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Some people 'better off' on social welfareTHERE IS “no escaping” the fact that some people are “better off” on social welfare than going to work, a Department of Social…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Call for independent rights commissionThe proposed new human rights and equality commission must be fully independent and accountable to the Oireachtas, the president…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
GP lobby group welcomes legislation on medical cardsGPs WHO lobbied for the removal of restrictions on entrance to the medical card market have welcomed an announcement that new…Mon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
UCD honours Nobel Peace Prize winnerTHE INTERNATIONAL community should go to the rescue of women in Egypt or they will face discrimination like that experienced …Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Concern over care programmeNot a single medical card holder has been referred for essential treatment at residential addiction facility the Rutland Centre…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
All sectors of society 'entitled to play part in shaping future'PEOPLE HERE are paying the price for a fundamental flaw in decision-making processes at home and abroad, a conference in Dublin…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
HSE to accelerate mental health planTHE HEALTH Service Executive is to bring forward a new three-year plan to speed up the implementation of its mental health strategy…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
State paid for 14 sex-change operations over five yearsNEW FIGURES from the Health Service Executive show 14 people were approved to travel abroad for gender reassignment surgery over…Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Indian and Pakistani doctors opt to go homeDOCTORS BROUGHT to the Republic from India and Pakistan to address severe shortages in public hospitals have decided to return…Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Hogan criticises flag remarksSuggestions that the Irish flag should fly at half mast outside EU buildings because of the country's financial deficit were "…Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
490 jobs created in restaurant sector since JulyALMOST 500 jobs have been created in the restaurant sector since the abolition of wage-setting mechanisms, according to a survey…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Priest urges women to protest at 'sexist language' in missalCATHOLIC WOMEN should write to bishops around the country in protest at sexist language in the new version of the Roman missal…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Three wards at St Loman's psychiatric hospital to closeTHREE WARDS at a psychiatric hospital in Co Westmeath are to be closed by next March, the Mental Health Commission has said.Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Registrar says consultant did not tell her to order a biopsyA REGISTRAR who worked with a Drogheda-based consultant who is facing 38 allegations of professional misconduct has said the …Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Gynaecologist charged with 38 counts of misconductA CONSULTANT gynaecologist at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, has been charged with 38 counts of professional misconduct…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Hearing told of ultrasound delaysUltrasound scans that should have been performed within two weeks of being requested took up to six months at Our Lady of Lourdes…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Hiqa finds Mayo home has too few night staffA NURSING home in Co Mayo run by the Health Service Executive does not have enough staff on duty at night, according to a report…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Study identifies twin pregnancy risksTWINS WITH separate placentas have a lower perinatal mortality rate than babies born in single pregnancies, a new study carried…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Overseas junior doctors in contracts row with HSEJUNIOR DOCTORS recruited from abroad to help fill hospital vacancies are rowing with the Health Service Executive over wages.Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Hiqa says nursing home residents at risk of hypothermiaRESIDENTS AT a Co Meath nursing home were at risk of hypothermia and staff working in its kitchen were exposed to leaking gas…Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
