Maternity services governance ‘not sustainable’, HSE told

Independent review by ex-NHS executive says smaller units cannot operate in ‘isolation’

Small maternity units should share staff, facilities, say reports

Former NHS executive’s review of Clonmel unit strongly critical of gaps in management

Passenger (18) dies in single-car crash in Co Cavan

Driver and rear seat passenger also taken to hospital with minor injuries

Man who pushed boy off bicycle sentenced to 10 months in jail

Thomas McCarron reached out and pushed 13-year-old schoolboy as he was driving past

Childminder case jury discharged after failing to reach verdict

Sandra Higgins (34) was charged with recklessly causing serious harm to infant in 2012

Jury to begin deliberating childminder case

Childminder Sandra Higgins (34) is alleged to have caused injuries to a baby girl

Temple Street apologises over ‘failings’ in care of boy

Luke Yore suffered neurological damage as a newborn baby

Investigation reveals ‘extreme’ maternity incident reports

There were over 1,300 incidents across maternity hospitals last year

Cavan maternity unit review begins after four baby deaths

Health Service Executive commissions four external investigations into fatalities

Conference told smaller maternity units ‘safe’

Variations in infant death rates within acceptable limits, says NPEC

Cavan hospital still investigating deaths of three babies from up to three years ago

Leo Varadkar says review of all fatalities at Cavan maternity unit not yet warranted

Baby death in Cavan: More cause for concern

HSE must take findings of Portlaoise Hospital report to see if any deficiencies there apply in smaller units

Cavan hospital maternity services monitored, Kenny tells Dáil

Monitoring by Hiqa to be complete by end of year in wake of baby’s death, says Taoiseach

Four Portlaoise hospital staff face disciplinary action

Varadkar says personnel have been referred over deaths of babies during visit to centre

Investigation after baby dies during birth in Cavan hospital

Four babies have died in 30 months at the maternity unit due to be reviewed by Hiqa

Boy injured during birth at Cavan General settles action for €2.1m

Boy (7) has cerebral palsy, is confined to wheelchair and has no means of communciating

Patients ‘at risk’ from poor hygiene at midlands hospital

Hiqa issued formal warning to Midland Regional Hospital over practices, says report

Man accused of murdering wife prayed after she was shot

After row about affair father-of-four says he meant to kill himself but shot wife instead

Republican suspect for Cavan stabbing returned to Garda station

Ex-IRA man a suspect for repeated stabbing of woman known to him on Christmas Eve

Well known republican held over Cavan stabbing

Man arrested after knife attack in which a woman in her 40s sustained serious injuries

Man arrested after woman stabbed at Co Cavan house

Victim in her 40s treated in hospital for serious wounds resceived during incident

Stimulant given in labour despite baby in distress, inquest told

Oxygen deprivation cited in death of baby Jamie Flynn who died in mother’s arms

Man (31) dies after car hits tree in Co Cavan

Diversions in place after incident on R154 road at Kildallagh on Sunday night

Cavan patients at high risk of superbug

Hiqa inspectors tell hospital to take immediate measure to deal with infection

Brain damaged teenage girl secures €5.2m settlement

‘Brutal and excessively traumatic delivery’ contributed to catastrophic injuries

Man (41) injured in Co Cavan shooting

Incident happened at Aghalane Bridge, Ballyconnell, last night

HSE orders new report into death of baby at Cavan General Hospital

Earlier report was quashed in the High Court after doctor applied to have it restrained

Man sentenced to eight years for Cavan psychiatric unit killing

Ian Harmon (50) pleaded guilty to 2011 manslaughter in hospital

HSE managers to be re-deployed to fill new hospital group chief executive posts

HSE was unable to fill positions after recent competition

Hospital trolley numbers up 19 per cent

Nursing union says rise in hospital overcrowding is ‘truly shocking’

Doctor ‘completely vindicated’ over death of baby at Cavan hospital

Dr Salah Abdel-Aziz Ahmed granted a High Court order permanently restraining the HSE from publishing report on investigation

Cavan priest died after yellow fever vaccination

Doctor says man aware of higher risk to age group; Just 60 fatalities from medicine since 1930s

Priest died after adverse reaction to yellow fever vaccine

Fr Gerard Cusack given medicine 11 days before trip to Africa

Inquest into death of baby told C section was delayed as no nurses were available

Inquest hears on-call nursing staff were already tied up at another emergency section

James Reilly widens review into Cavan hospital after baby deaths

Minister to order Hiqa to focus on maternity services in Cavan, in addition to Portlaoise

Reilly says report on Cavan baby who died in 2012 to be ready ‘in the coming weeks’

Sinn Féin TD questions why it took 18 months to investigate the death

Second baby death at Cavan hospital investigated

Family appeals for privacy as HSE looks into death of second infant in past month

HSE promises inquiry into baby’s death at Cavan hospital

TD says Caesarean section delayed while theatre used for a non-maternity procedure

Man hospitalised after Co Cavan shooting

Male in his 20s suffered non life threatening injuries in incident at Shercock last night

Three held after man suffers head injuries in Cavan assault

Attack happened at the Stonebridge apartments area of town

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