Portiuncula hospital is not safe for women giving birth
What the Portiuncula situation tells us is that smaller maternity units are no longer able to deliver appropriate and safe levels of maternity and neonatal care
By Peter Boylan
Jack O’Connor keeps making his case in Kerry court of opinion
In the 33 years since he first appeared as a selector for the county, the Kerry manager has shown an extraordinary capacity to absorb criticism
By Denis Walsh
‘We should be making homes, not units’: Smaller apartments plan could lead to more planning delays and few savings, experts warn
There's a fear among many architects that high-density, small-space living is unsustainable and does not serve the long-term needs of anyone except those who have no other choice. Photograph: iStock
By Niamh Towey
Ireland needs immigrants. And an economic plan to accommodate them
Ireland has a management problem as well as a demographic dilemma
Rosie O’Donnell: ‘I already had $100m. If you want more, you’re missing the point of your life’
The comedian and actor on her move to Dublin to escape Trump’s America, how she struggled to accept the death of her mother, and her surprise that Sandymount is considered posh
By Róisín Ingle
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