Impact warns of action in row over OPW staffThe trade union Impact is to consider withdrawing co-operation from the Government's decentralisation programme in a row over…Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
Britain rejects Ryanair ultimatum on airport securityRyanair yesterday issued the British government with a seven-day ultimatum to restore security measures at UK airports to normal…Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
FG proposes €140m support plan for carersFine Gael has proposed a €140 million package to provide improved financial and other supports for carers.Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
Moriarty issue raised with Ahern - adviserThe Government has declined to comment on reports that one of the Taoiseach's key advisers had discussed with him concerns raised…Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
Anti-fraud campaign saves €200m this yearMinister for Social and Family Affairs Séamus Brennan said an anti-fraud crackdown on social welfare payments has generated saving…Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
Minister wants Garda visibility on lesser roadsMinister for Transport Martin Cullen has said the Government wants the majority of Garda traffic personnel deployed near dangerous…Wed Aug 16 2006 - 01:00
Infected blood costs set to soarThe cost of providing medical services to people infected by contaminated blood products is set to significantly increase in …Tue Aug 15 2006 - 01:00
Neighbours say dead pensioner's throat had been cutNeighbours who found the body of an 83-year-old man in a sheltered housing unit in Dublin yesterday said that his throat had …Tue Aug 15 2006 - 01:00
Consultants wary of HSE staff proposalHospital consultants have given a lukewarm response to a Health Service Executive (HSE) plan to create additional posts for hospitals…Tue Aug 15 2006 - 01:00
Government extends sympathies to golferThe Government last night joined leading figures in the world of sport in expressing sympathy to Irish golf star Darren Clarke…Mon Aug 14 2006 - 01:00
Nursing home body critical of HarneyThe Irish Nursing Homes Organisation (INHO) has criticised the Minister for Health Mary Harney for what it said was her failure…Mon Aug 14 2006 - 01:00
Organ retention report finds no malice involvedThe report of the official investigation into the retention of children's organs by hospitals, which the Government refused to…Thu Aug 10 2006 - 01:00
SF objects to private hospitals planSinn Féin said yesterday that the State will have to provide up to €450 million in tax breaks to developers to encourage their…Thu Aug 10 2006 - 01:00
Up to 200 GPs to participate in voluntary doctor-testing schemeUp to 200 general practitioners will have their performance reviewed as part of a voluntary competence assurance scheme that …Thu Aug 10 2006 - 01:00
NTR considers Irish biofuel plantThe bio-energy division of National Toll Roads (NTR) has said it is looking seriously at a number of sites in the south of the…Wed Aug 09 2006 - 01:00
Commission clears air on smokingThe European Commission has said its ruling that an Irish company was not in breach of EU law by banning the recruitment of people…Wed Aug 09 2006 - 01:00
Mental health tribunals due in NovemberMental health tribunals that will independently review the cases of people detained involuntarily in psychiatric hospitals will…Wed Aug 09 2006 - 01:00
Plans for coping with flu pandemic at advanced stageNew proposals for dealing with an influenza pandemic envisage the establishment of up to 200 special clinics and a network of…Fri Aug 04 2006 - 01:00
New town to benefit 5 owners of landFive landowners stand to benefit from the decision of the Government to designate 170 hectares in south Dublin as the centre …Fri Aug 04 2006 - 01:00
Owners are rebuked over PunchestownMinister for Sport John O'Donoghue says he is "deeply disappointed" at the continuing controversy and bickering over control …Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Site in southwest Dublin earmarked for new townThe Government has designated 170 hectares of land in southwest Dublin for a new town with up to 8,000 houses along with commercial…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
HSE plans to transfer some surgery services to BallinasloeAll inpatient surgery services in the Roscommon/East Galway area will in future be carried out at Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Group to plan new national children's hospitalThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has established a special group of officials to draw up detailed plans for the development…Wed Aug 02 2006 - 01:00
Hospitals over budget by €112mThe financial position of many Irish hospitals will be "unsustainable" if expenditure trends experienced in the first few months…Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Concern over nursing home court casesConcerns were raised by Attorney General Rory Brady in recent months at how the Health Service Executive (HSE) was preparing …Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Ben hatches a perfect egg recipeA young Irish industrial designer may have solved the perennial problem of how to produce the perfect soft-boiled egg.Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Bishops criticise Israel and HizbullahThe Irish Catholic bishops have criticised both Israel and Hizbullah for the violence in Lebanon and called on the Government…Mon Jul 31 2006 - 01:00
HSE punishes hospitals for overspendHospitals and local health areas which overspent their budgets in the first part of the year have been excluded from consideration…Mon Jul 31 2006 - 01:00
Threat to B&Bs as owners near retirementThe traditional Irish Bed & Breakfast sector is under threat, with around 60 per cent of operators forecasting that their…Mon Jul 31 2006 - 01:00
Freedom of Information proposals scupperedThe Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service has voted to support Ministers in keeping dozens of non-disclosure…Thu Jul 27 2006 - 01:00
Rent scheme may have lost €300m, TD claimsUp to €300 million may have been lost in the State system for paying rent supplement as a result of fraud, overpayments and mistakes…Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:00
24% of mothers in Holles Street went 'private'Birth figures: Nearly 50 per cent of women who gave birth at the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street, Dublin, last …Tue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
Charitable trust seeks to change name of Beaumont HospitalName change: A charitable trust which has donated millions of euro to Beaumont Hospital in recent years has sought to have the…Tue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
EU divided on stem-cell research fundsThe Government will seek to prevent EU funding being used for embryonic stem-cell research in Ireland but will not try to block…Mon Jul 24 2006 - 01:00
Primate's concern at secular mediaThe Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Dr Seán Brady, has urged Christians and others of religious faith to review…Fri Jul 21 2006 - 01:00
'Informed discussion' of embryo rights urgedThe Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Seán Brady, has said he was surprised at legal arguments put forward in a recent court …Fri Jul 21 2006 - 01:00
Ombudsman critical of care home chargesThe Government is facing a new controversy over nursing home charges after it emerged that health authorities in recent months…Thu Jul 20 2006 - 01:00
HSE complaint inquiry inadequateThe Health Service Executive has accepted, on foot of an investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman, that it it did not deal…Thu Jul 20 2006 - 01:00
HSE employs almost 3,000 more than officials allowedStaff numbers: The health service now has almost 3,000 more staff than officially allowed under the Government's employment…Tue Jul 11 2006 - 01:00
Some hospital consultants earn over €250,000HSE data Some hospital consultants are earning over €250,000 in salary and allowances for their work in public hospitals, it…Tue Jul 11 2006 - 01:00
Consultants plan to seek pay increase from review bodyContract talks: Hospital consultants are considering plans to seek a significant salary increase from the review body which …Tue Jul 04 2006 - 01:00
HSE tells hospitals to introduce cost savingsSpending figures: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has asked all major hospitals to introduce cost-saving measures and value…Tue Jul 04 2006 - 01:00
State to contest Macarthur challenge for releaseThe State is set to fully defend a High Court challenge brought by convicted murderer Malcolm Macarthur against his continuing…Mon Jul 03 2006 - 01:00
TDs note failure to inspect voluntary groupsMembers of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee have expressed concern that the failure of the State to introduce legislation allowing…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Martin 'open' to stem cell researchMinister for Enterprise and Employment Mícheál Martin has said that he would support embryonic stem-cell research being carried…Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
FF move to defer embryos report opposedA row has broken out on the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children over proposals by Fianna Fáil members to defer a controversial…Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
HSE faces €70m deficit over drugs scheme overrunReimbursement: The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing a projected financial deficit of around €70 million this year on…Tue Jun 27 2006 - 01:00
Mental health gets €36m from ExchequerProperty sell-off: More than €30 million which was surrendered by the health services to the Exchequer as part of the proceeds…Tue Jun 27 2006 - 01:00
Benchmark deal hinges on national agreement, says AhernThe recommendations of the current public service benchmarking body may not be implemented by the Government in the event of …Mon Jun 26 2006 - 01:00
Report highlights cancer case figuresA number of hospitals across the State are carrying out only one breast cancer operation each year, figures provided by the Department…Mon Jun 26 2006 - 01:00
