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Traveller ethnicity should be recognised, report says

Traveller ethnicity should be recognised, report says

Ethnic status could create ‘mutual respect’ between Travellers and settled communities

Thu Apr 17 2014 - 10:18
Concern voiced over  UK hospital restrictions

Concern voiced over UK hospital restrictions

Numbers of Irish travelling for abortion for medical reasons ‘has risen steadily’

Thu Apr 17 2014 - 01:00
FG candidates accused of playing ‘Traveller card’

FG candidates accused of playing ‘Traveller card’

Councillor ‘delighted’ Traveller housing scheme she voted for is cancelled

Fri Apr 11 2014 - 01:01
Review of Dublin’s ambulance service will proceed, insists Health Service Executive

Review of Dublin’s ambulance service will proceed, insists Health Service Executive

Statement rejects Siptu claims that review ’suspended’

Wed Apr 09 2014 - 01:00
Review of Dublin ambulance service not suspended, HSE says

Review of Dublin ambulance service not suspended, HSE says

Review proceeding as planned ‘contrary’ to Siptu statements, Executive says

Tue Apr 08 2014 - 12:24
Fire brigade protests over ambulance plan

Fire brigade protests over ambulance plan

Marchers told city manager ‘suspended’ review of service on foot of their campaign

Tue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
Ambulance ‘takeover’ not on HSE agenda

Ambulance ‘takeover’ not on HSE agenda

HSE service ‘outclasses’ one provided by Dublin Fire Brigade, says O’Brien

Fri Apr 04 2014 - 01:00
Boyd Barrett warns of ‘looming crisis’ for tenants

Boyd Barrett warns of ‘looming crisis’ for tenants

TD says thousands or even tens of thousands of families could be evicted

Fri Mar 28 2014 - 01:00
Many HSE paramedics lack Garda clearance

Many HSE paramedics lack Garda clearance

Inpection reports find clinical records stored in open on shelves and in baskets

Thu Mar 27 2014 - 01:01
Senior ambulance official to meet Donegal family following mother’s death

Senior ambulance official to meet Donegal family following mother’s death

Maura Porter (70) had to wait 50 minutes for ambulance to arrive in Carndonagh

Tue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
Review of governance structures at University Hospital Galway under way in  wake of Savita’s death

Review of governance structures at University Hospital Galway under way in wake of Savita’s death

Report says recommendations being addressed including early warning score system across hospital

Mon Mar 24 2014 - 01:00
Activist Margaretta D’Arcy released from prison

Activist Margaretta D’Arcy released from prison

Aosdána member served nine-and-a-half weeks of three month term

Sat Mar 22 2014 - 17:28
Hiqa publishes terms of Portlaoise hospital investigation

Hiqa publishes terms of Portlaoise hospital investigation

Ambulance service under the spotlight

Sat Mar 22 2014 - 01:00
Man shot in the head outside crèche in north Dublin

Man shot in the head outside crèche in north Dublin

‘It is just shocking . . . it’s terrifying to think what could have happened’

Fri Mar 21 2014 - 19:25
Council rejects HSE ambulance plan for Dublin

Council rejects HSE ambulance plan for Dublin

Head of ambulance service to be called before city council to explain ‘intentions’

Fri Mar 21 2014 - 01:00
Calls to end ‘charade of a review’ of Dublin ambulances

Calls to end ‘charade of a review’ of Dublin ambulances

The joint HSE-Dublin City Council review of the service to examine patient care and value for money was announced last month

Thu Mar 20 2014 - 07:24
HSE plan to take ambulance duty from Dublin Fire Brigade criticised by TDs

HSE plan to take ambulance duty from Dublin Fire Brigade criticised by TDs

Proposal seen as ‘utterly wrong’ and existing service defended as best option

Wed Mar 19 2014 - 06:43
Dublin Fire Brigade to lose ambulance duty in plan

Dublin Fire Brigade to lose ambulance duty in plan

Confidential HSE plan says arrangements to be phased in by end of 2015

Tue Mar 18 2014 - 01:00
‘Waiting for the ambulance was the most helpless I’ve ever felt’

‘Waiting for the ambulance was the most helpless I’ve ever felt’

Family of Maura Porter (70), from Carndonagh, Co Donegal, tell of 40-minute wait for help after she was hit by a car

Tue Mar 18 2014 - 01:00
Tensions over funding of Dublin ambulance service

Tensions over funding of Dublin ambulance service

Emails show city council accused HSE of ‘short-changing’ Dublin Fire Brigade over €10m arrears

Tue Mar 18 2014 - 01:00
‘The outcome could have been very different’

‘The outcome could have been very different’

Michael Riordain’s wife died after choking on food

Mon Mar 17 2014 - 01:00
Ambulances routinely held up for an hour or more at A&E departments

Ambulances routinely held up for an hour or more at A&E departments

The HSE’s target turnaround for ambulances is 20 minutes

Mon Mar 17 2014 - 01:00
Ambulances often delayed at A&E as patients transferred

Ambulances often delayed at A&E as patients transferred

Crews forced to wait for ambulance trolleys to be returned

Mon Mar 17 2014 - 01:00
Ambulances missing HSE response time targets

Ambulances missing HSE response time targets

Crews in some areas reach fewer than half of life-threatening cases within target times

Sat Mar 15 2014 - 07:42
999: ambulance emergency

999: ambulance emergency

Too many emergency vehicles arrive too late, and when they do, people can die. Can anything be done to improve this underfunded service?

Sat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
A parent’s pain: ‘I still have his number in my phone’

A parent’s pain: ‘I still have his number in my phone’

Ahead of a three-part series on the ambulance service Kitty Holland talks to the parents of Wayne McQuillan

Fri Mar 14 2014 - 15:00
Number of women experiencing deprivation doubles

Number of women experiencing deprivation doubles

Most vulnerable to poverty are lone parents and their children, according to Unite trade union document

Thu Mar 06 2014 - 01:00
State repeatedly failing children in care, in  same ways, says ombudsman’s office

State repeatedly failing children in care, in same ways, says ombudsman’s office

Report calls on new agency to finally sort out ongoing problems

Wed Mar 05 2014 - 01:00
Strategic review of Dublin ambulance service ordered

Strategic review of Dublin ambulance service ordered

Patient care and value for money to be key factors assessed in study

Fri Feb 28 2014 - 01:00
Ambulances waiting up to 16 hours at Dublin hospitals

Ambulances waiting up to 16 hours at Dublin hospitals

Oireachtas Committee calls for capacity review of National Ambulance Service

Wed Feb 26 2014 - 11:03
Ordinary people tell  of poverty due to years of austerity

Ordinary people tell of poverty due to years of austerity

Parents going hungry to feed their children, and people unable to heat their homes

Wed Feb 26 2014 - 01:00
Convention votes to protect economic, social, cultural rights

Convention votes to protect economic, social, cultural rights

Former minister for Justice Michael McDowell says such rights diminish politics

Sun Feb 23 2014 - 14:24
Plan to protect Dublin homeless sleeping in bins

Plan to protect Dublin homeless sleeping in bins

Dublin City Council to call in recycling companies after man narrowly escapes being crushed

Sat Feb 22 2014 - 01:01
Man sleeping in bin narrowly escapes being crushed in  truck

Man sleeping in bin narrowly escapes being crushed in truck

Homeless charity says incident highlights the vulnerability of rough-sleepers in the capital

Fri Feb 21 2014 - 16:04
HSE report finds child safety still a cause for concern in creches and pre-schools

HSE report finds child safety still a cause for concern in creches and pre-schools

New legislation, providing for fines and creche closures, to come into force in May

Thu Feb 20 2014 - 18:33
Middle-aged men are at greatest risk of suicide

Middle-aged men are at greatest risk of suicide

Unemployment, relationship breakdown, alcohol make men over 40 vulnerable

Thu Feb 20 2014 - 01:00
Families of Stardust victims say vital evidence was not made public

Families of Stardust victims say vital evidence was not made public

On 33rd anniversary of disaster, researcher says cause of fire is ‘absolutely identifiable’

Sat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00
Invalidity Pension appeal process ‘stressful and humiliating’

Invalidity Pension appeal process ‘stressful and humiliating’

‘I felt like I was stripped bare having to tell them all my problems again. You feel humiliated’

Wed Feb 12 2014 - 06:18
More than 70%  of invalidity pension appeals upheld

More than 70% of invalidity pension appeals upheld

Patrick Nulty says high number of refusals reversed on appeal indicate need for ‘complete overhaul’ of process

Wed Feb 12 2014 - 06:18
Garda investigation into allegations of Stardust perjury

Garda investigation into allegations of Stardust perjury

Inquiry triggered after complaint by researcher working with bereaved families

Tue Feb 11 2014 - 06:16
Inferno in club took 48 lives but no one has been charged

Inferno in club took 48 lives but no one has been charged

Arson ruled out by second report into Stardust disaster but no conclusion made on cause

Tue Feb 11 2014 - 01:09
Cullen and Lavin claim banks did them ‘a great injustice’

Cullen and Lavin claim banks did them ‘a great injustice’

Apprentice star and partner speak out about loss of car dealership and hotel business

Sat Feb 08 2014 - 14:51
Campaigners argue that caring should be classified as ‘public health concern’

Campaigners argue that caring should be classified as ‘public health concern’

Study finds up to 15% of carers of children with special behavioural needs are depressed

Fri Feb 07 2014 - 01:00
‘Sit-in’ protest at Mount Carmel on last day

‘Sit-in’ protest at Mount Carmel on last day

Staff spoke of their last day as `like ripping a family apart'

Sat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Last day for Mount Carmel hospital after 65 years

Last day for Mount Carmel hospital after 65 years

Most of the 300 staff are completing their last shift at the private hospital today

Fri Jan 31 2014 - 18:15
Lufthansa workers appeal to Government to protect  plant

Lufthansa workers appeal to Government to protect plant

First 100 of the 411 highly skilled workers to be laid off tomorrow

Thu Jan 30 2014 - 13:23
Penalty point cancellations ‘horrifying’ and ‘depressing’, says Gay Byrne

Penalty point cancellations ‘horrifying’ and ‘depressing’, says Gay Byrne

Traffic gardaí being undermined by senior officers, road safety chairman says

Mon Jan 27 2014 - 01:00
Gabriel Byrne says Government ‘paying lip-service’  to arts

Gabriel Byrne says Government ‘paying lip-service’ to arts

Ex-cultural ambassador disappointed Culture Ireland was ‘summarily cancelled’

Sat Jan 25 2014 - 16:06
Lack of nurses in community preventing ‘tracheostomy’ baby going home

Lack of nurses in community preventing ‘tracheostomy’ baby going home

Baby, aged 16 months, has been ready to go home since July

Fri Jan 24 2014 - 01:00
CRC service users and staff give their reaction to pension payments

CRC service users and staff give their reaction to pension payments

“If I think about it too much I just get really angry,” says father of woman whose physiotheray hours were reduced by half

Sat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
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