Parents warned that car seat head straps for children are ‘unsafe’ and ‘risk strangulation’
The head restraint accessory claims to prevent a child’s head from falling forwards or sideways if they fall asleep
Plan to relocate Rotunda maternity hospital to Blanchardstown is ‘some distance in future’
Oireachtas committee told move is based on ‘real patient safety reasons and rationale’ on co-location policy
Construction inflation and labour shortages could hit major health projects, HSE says
Health service to open five surgical hubs and submit planning permission for two hospitals this year
Dental Council lacks ‘sufficient powers’ to act against unregistered dentists
Regulator concedes it ‘does not have sufficient powers to protect the public’
International resurgence of polio ‘poses a risk’ to Ireland’s polio-free status
Since 2021, number of children receiving vital jab has declined, with uptake of just over 90% in first quarter of last year
Family of woman killed by partner with mental illness speak out on ‘double tragedy’
‘There’s nothing to forgive,’ say sisters of Maud Coffey, whose partner was found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity
Photo of UCD student ‘nude, bruised and unconscious’ was shared with students and staff, TD tells Dáil
Addressing the Dáil, TD Ruth Coppinger said image was taken after rape of female student
North Kerry Camhs patients were ‘failed by the State’, says Minister
Mary Butler says wider review of mental health care provided to impacted children will be completed within a year
HSE chief apologises for ‘unacceptable’ child mental health failures in north Kerry
Bernard Gloster says he is ‘truly sorry’ for harm caused to children accessing service
In North Kerry Camhs, children were far more likely to be medicated than receive talk therapy
Families have spoken out about children who attended services seeking help but as a shell of their former selves
Review finds 209 children treated by north Kerry Camhs were at risk of potential harm
Taoiseach says there must be ‘accountability from a clinical perspective’
Stillborn and newborn baby deaths ‘hidden issue’, politicians told
‘We continue to hear of tragic cases where medical assessments for reduced foetal movements were delayed,’ says charity head
What next for the Rotunda Hospital after its planned critical-care wing is denied?
One of Europe’s busiest maternity facilities was refused permission for an extension due to fears it might irreparably damage character of Parnell Square
Almost 100 people die every week in Ireland of tobacco-related illnesses, say doctors
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland, according to a report by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Norovirus: What are the symptoms and when should I go to the GP?
‘It can usually be managed at home - drinking plenty of fluids is usually all that is needed’