Painter who suffered brain injury after fall from ladder settles case for €3m

Vincent Barry (60) will only get €825,000 of payment as insurance firm gone into liquidation

Builders may end up in complex disputes following suspension of most construction

Work on big projects and house-building has stalled due to Covid-19, hitting up to 30,000 jobs

Coronavirus: Construction industry collapses as restrictions take hold

Ulster Bank’s PMI shows housebuilding and work on projects at lowest level in 11 years

Living with illness: ‘I was told to go and spend time with my family’

Maurice Kavanagh’s long catalogue of illness ended with dread advice - but he’s still upbeat

Covid-19: Builders cease work on big developments

Move from construction companies comes after ramped up coronavirus restrictions

‘I was going to die. Instead I lost a foot – and I mean literally a foot and a foot’

RTÉ receptionist says she is lucky after learning to live an independent life again

Life as a carer: ‘If we really love somebody, we can do anything for them’

Marcin Filak cares for his wife, who has locked-in syndrome, and their two children

‘It doesn’t matter if I’m in a wheelchair. I’m not angry with Ireland for what happened’

New to the Parish: Paulo Cassis Peres arrived from Brazil in 2017

Convicted motorists not finishing court-ordered safety courses

Almost one-quarter of errant drivers drop out of pilot programme aimed at offenders

‘I was aware of the risks of spinal surgery but I never thought it would be me’

Left paralysed from chest down after brain surgery, Jennifer Hester can now walk short distances using crutches

Seán Cox to move to England for further treatment, family says

Liverpool FC fan who suffered brain injury in attack will attend game at Anfield in October

The Irish Times view on the HSE capital plan: can it really be implemented?

There must be serious doubts about the capacity of the Government to act on its important spending plan

Shadow of children’s hospital looms over capital plan

Analysis: Taoiseach says any claims projects would be cut were ‘scandal-mongering’

Varadkar hits out at ‘political scaremongering’ over children’s hospital

Taoiseach says claims rising cost will see other projects scrapped are ‘fake’ and ‘made-up’

HSE expected to spend €2bn on projects over three-year period

All approved schemes set to go ahead despite overspend on children’s hospital

HSE apologises after woman left without medication suffered major stroke

Mary Moss continued ‘unknowingly for six weeks’ without her anti coagulants

‘The wait for papers is stressful. I couldn’t work. My life had to stop’

New to the Parish: Mandla Ncube arrived from Zimbabwe in 2016

State reaches ‘milestones’ in securing Church assets to cover abuse redress

Department of Education says excess cash will go towards National Children’s Hospital

Sean Cox overjoyed by Liverpool’s Champion’s League triumph

Irishman released from National Rehabilitation Hospital to watch match with family

‘I hit the ground and I knew I would never walk again’

A cycling accident left sports mad Mark Nugent paralysed but he refused to let it stop him from pursuing his athletic goals

‘The only muscle I could move was my index finger’

Shane Gannon suffered catastrophic injuries in a workplace accident in December 2013

Hospitals countrywide face strike action by support staff

Thousands of porters, caterers, healthcare assistants to be balloted over pay dispute

‘Thank you’ - Sean Cox speaks to public for first time since assault

Liverpool fan’s video comes ahead of benefit match for him in Dublin on Friday night

‘It will be quite overwhelming for him’ - Seán Cox to attend fundraising match

‘Let’s just hope we fill the stadium for him,’ says wife Martina

Sean Cox: ‘He has missed so many milestones. That kills me,’ says wife Martina

A savage attack outside a Liverpool match in April 2018 changed Sean Cox’s life

Recovering from a broken neck to walk a 92km trail in Cork

A horrific fall in 2012 left Jim Clancy facing permanent paralysis. Since then, his resilience has been tested – but never broken

After the trauma: ‘Don’t save me and leave me’

Rehab is about empowering people; care is about doing for people

Roma fan charged with assaulting Liverpool supporter Seán Cox

Family say they are thankful for wave of public support and sympathy Seán received

Suspended solicitor urged woman to stay quiet about money he owed her

Declan O’Callaghan pressured client who faced losing her home as a result of unpaid funds

Woman in ‘Luas surfing’ case initially said claim worth €4m

Rebecca Kelly, who received more than €550,000 for injuries, conceded her own actions played a significant role in the incident

‘I had a helmet, boots, harness, high-vis jacket – but it was my back that hit the ground’

Robert Bradshaw now gives talks to construction workers on the dangers of taking risks

Liverpool fan Sean Cox begins rehabilitation after assault near Anfield

Local GAA club sets up GoFundMe to raise €500,000 towards his treatment

HSE accused of leaving brain injury patient in limbo over rehab

Paul De Ferreira has been unable to move to a community facility because of funding

Profit and revenue up at John Paul Construction

Turnover up 25 per cent last year as operating profit rose 40 per cent for Irish builder

‘She told me to F-off’: Disabled woman faced torrent of abuse

Olivia Shiel regularly forced to make painful trek from school due to illegal parking

Irishman who suffered catastrophic injuries in US returns to scene of crash

Pádraig Schäler visits Cape Cod five years after being involved in collision that changed his life

Bin man settles case over brain injury suffered at work for €3.5m

Benjamin Heffernan (50) has limited mobility since incident in Co Cork in January 2015

Three-year catch-22 battle for a home after spinal injury

NUI Galway neuro science graduate caught in regulatory limbo with HSE and council

Rehabilitation Hospital wants ‘cartel’ claim removed from Dáil record

Sinn Féin TD claims patients using prosthetic limbs not supplied by hospital are refused treatment there

Rehabilitation centre accused of running ‘cosy little cartel’

TD claims hospital denying treatment to those who do get prosthetics elsewhere

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