Medical Council's reform plan concernsSenior members of the Medical Council have expressed concern that its future independence could be jeopardised under reforms …Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
State to fund €10.6m Silvermines clean-up and restoration projectThe Government is to provide over €10 million to fund the clean-up and rehabilitation of former lead and zinc mining sites at…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Archbishop promises full commission co-operationThe Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has said that the Dublin archdiocese will fully co-operate with the commission of…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Beaumont introduces new code of conduct governing giftsHospitality: A new code of conduct introduced by Beaumont Hospital in Dublin will seek to restrict gifts and hospitality which…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Wren rejects claim on role in Ludlow inquiryThe former Garda commissioner Laurence Wren has said there is not a scintilla of evidence to support the findings of the Barron…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Up to 330 acquired MRSA in Beaumont last yearThe board of Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, which finished at the bottom of the Government's national hygiene audit this week, …Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Ireland to engage in mock flu crisisIreland will be one of 28 countries participating in an international exercise aimed at testing the ability of health and emergency…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Transport penalties likelyThe Minister of State for Transport says that the Government will consider introducing penalty clauses in the contracts for the…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Private funds for new rail stationsPrivate developers are to pay for four new commuter train stations planned for Dublin, it has emerged - at Park West in west …Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Former senior Garda officers may be called to Oireachtas committeeFormer senior Garda officers named in the report on the murder of Séamus Ludlow are expected to be asked to make submissions …Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
First private hospital projects identifiedFee-paying facilities: The Tánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney has indicated that the first of the proposed new facilities…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
More details emerge of sexual abuse cases involving priestsThe Diocese of Ossory has paid €370,000 in compensation to the victims of child sexual abuse, it was revealed last night.Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Dublin hospitals at risk from EU directiveDoctors' hours : A number of hospital units in Dublin will be "absolutely threatened" by the implementation of the European …Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Date is set for PPARS hearingThe Dáil spending watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has provisionally set December 15th for the first public hearing…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
€20bn transport plan to include reopening part of west rail linThe reopening of parts of the western rail corridor and the development of new commuter services in the south will form key elements…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Private firm to enter rail freight marketA private sector operator is planning to enter the rail freight business to provide competition to Irish Rail on the country'…Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
Two firms in talks to join health insurance marketThe regulator of the private health insurance market has told Tánaiste Mary Harney in a confidential report that it is in discussions…Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
Bupa Ireland profits excessive, study findsBupa Ireland is making excessive or super-normal profits, the regulator for the private health insurance industry has claimed…Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Accused priest still in active ministryA priest in the diocese of Down and Connor who is the subject of a continuing police investigation into allegations of child …Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Church has paid at least €6m in compensation to abuse victimsChurch payments: Catholic dioceses throughout Ireland have so far paid at least €6 million in compensation to victims of sexual…Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
Fortune abused children while a seminarianFr Seán Fortune Fr Seán Fortune, who took his own life in March 1999 while facing 66 charges of child sex abuse and rape, had…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Bishop Comiskey failed to remove priests after sex abuse allegationsTwo former Catholic bishops of Ferns diocese have been criticised by a State investigation for their inaction in dealing with…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Government to review method of buying medicinesDrug payment reform: The Government is considering major reforms to the way it pays for drugs and medicines, including proposals…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Cancer specialist claims alerted HarneyThe suspension of clinical drug trials for patients with high-risk breast cancer at two Dublin hospitals may have deprived some…Sat Oct 22 2005 - 01:00
Union says retaining staff to cost €65mThe trade union Impact has claimed that the Government's decentralisation plans will see it paying out up to €65 million per …Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Tax evasion investigations net €2.1bnSpecial investigations carried out by the Revenue Commissioners into serious tax evasion schemes such as the Ansbacher accounts…Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Securicor dispute over restructuring referred to LRCA dispute at the cash-in-transit company Securicor, where services were disrupted by an unofficial one-day stoppage on Monday…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Desmond criticises Moriarty tribunalThe businessman Dermot Desmond has criticised the operation of the Moriarty tribunal.Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Department approves arrangement to develop incineratorThe Department of the Environment has given the go-ahead to Dublin City Council to enter into a public/private partnership arrangement…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Department paid over €14m to consultants since 1997The Department of Health has paid out more than €14 million in contracts to external consultants since the current Government…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Council backs plan for Haughey estateFingal County Council has decided to grant planning permission for the development of houses, a hotel and a golf course at Abbeville…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Minister to ask department to examine role in GP feesDoctors' charges: Minister for Health Mary Harney is to ask the Department of Enterprise and Employment to determine whether…Tue Oct 18 2005 - 01:00
378 patients await alternative careThere are currently 378 patients in the main Dublin hospitals who no longer require acute care, but who have yet to be transferred…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
CIE seeks increase of 10% in train and bus faresCIÉ has sought permission from the Government to increase bus and rail fares in its three constituent companies by 10 per cent…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
Labour says hospital plan shelvedThe Labour Party said last night that a proposed extension to the Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, Co Dublin, has been shelved…Sat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Media Lab withholds key data on staffing and pay from watchdogThe Department of Communications has been unable to obtain information from Media Lab Europe (MLE) on staffing levels and payments…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Call for State childcare subsidiesOireachtas Committee on Health & Children The market can no longer be left to decide on how, when and in what form early…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Doctors reject church say in drug trialsConsultant medical oncologists at the Mater hospital in Dublin have said churches or administrators should not have a role in…Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Cervical cancer screening 'still needed' despite potential vaccineThe development of the first vaccine against cervical cancer will be hugely beneficial for Irish women in the future but for …Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
AG's advice sought on clinical trial suspensionMinister for Health Mary Harney has asked the Attorney General for advice and guidance on the issue of the suspension of clinical…Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Deloitte's services cost almost €60mConsultants Deloitte received nearly €60 million from the Department of Health, the former health boards and Health Service Executive…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Prison service discarded computer systemThe Irish Prison Service was forced to scrap a computer system last year shortly after its introduction at a cost of over €577…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
GAA to reassess its Guinness sponsorship in two years' timeThe GAA is to look again at the sponsorship of the All-Ireland hurling championship by Guinness in two years' time, the president…Thu Oct 06 2005 - 01:00
Women's Aid to get extra funds for helplineFrank Fahey, Minister of State at the Department of Justice, has said he will provide additional funding to the domestic violence…Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
HSE seeks UK expert to carry out review of paediatricsExpert review The Health Service Executive is seeking to appoint an expert from the UK to carry out a review of tertiary paediatric…Tue Oct 04 2005 - 01:00
Clinical trial of cancer drug deferredThe ethics committee at the Mater hospital in Dublin last week deferred approval of a clinical trial of a new drug for patients…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Siptu workers reject ferry dealAround 50 Siptu members of Irish Ferries yesterday voted unanimously at a general meeting in Dublin to reject the company's plans…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
PDs back childminders' tax breakThe Government is to consider proposals for a new €8,000 tax exemption for childminders, drawn up by the Progressive Democrats…Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
Health department to move from Hawkins HouseThe Department of Health is to move to a new site off Gardiner Street in Dublin, The Irish Times has learned.Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
Private sector could invest €3bn in healthcareThe private sector could invest up to €3 billion in the healthcare sector in Ireland over the next five years, a conference organised…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
