Former footballer meets gardai to give statement on alleged assaultFormer professional soccer player Stan Collymore yesterday flew back to Dublin to provide a statement to gardaí about an alleged…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Bush win 'bad for US and bad for world'Anti-war groups The Labour Party and the Green Party have expressed regret and disappointment at the re-election of President…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Sale of hospital lands to fund local healthcareThe proceeds from the sale of surplus lands owned by hospitals and health boards will be used as additional funding for capital…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
'Medical oddity' affects one in 3,000Genetic condition: One in 3,000 people in Ireland may have a little-known genetic condition called neuro-fibro matosis, which…Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
Beaumont considers live kidney transplant schemeRenal care: Beaumont Hospital in Dublin is considering the establishment of the Republic's first programme for transplanting…Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
252 patients in hospitals do not require high-level careAlmost three-quarters of patients occupying beds in Dublin hospitals at the end of their acute treatment were medically suitable…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Computer bug allows 2,500 to avoid fines and pointsA bug in the Garda computer system, which went undetected for several months earlier this year, has allowed about 2,500 motorists…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Monaghan to resume medical emergency callThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, has said that Monaghan General Hospital will go back on call for medical emergencies in the near future…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Decentralised offices to cost close to Eur1bnThe bill for providing new offices for civil and public servants as part of the Government's decentralisation programme will …Thu Oct 28 2004 - 01:00
Rise in cases of cancer linked to affluenceAs Irish society becomes more prosperous types of cancer associated with affluence are rising, new figures produced by the National…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Oncologists called for eight radiotherapy sitesThe country's consultant medical oncologists urged the Government last year to establish radiotherapy facilities for cancer patients…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Harney gives guarantee in bid to end indemnity rowMalpractice: The Minister for Health is set to give a written guarantee that no patient will be denied compensation and no doctor…Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
A&E services reach crisis in north-eastAccident and emergency services in the North Eastern Health Board area are in crisis, according to the board's chief executive…Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
24-hour admissions advised for Monaghan hospitalA North Eastern Health Board steering group has recommended that round-the-clock emergency medical admissions be restored to …Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
Hospitals accused of 'bed-blocking'The Irish Hospital Consultants' Association has alleged that hospital managements around the country have deliberately adopted…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
Man found dead with his girlfriend had jumped bail in NorthThe man found dead with his girlfriend in a car at a Co Leitrim beauty spot on Tuesday had been on the run from the authorities…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
Gardai rule out foul play in Leitrim deathsGardaí are satisfied there were no suspicious circumstances in the deaths of a man and a woman whose bodies were found in a car…Thu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
Promise on new medical cards would cost EUR180m annuallyThe Government's pre-election promise to provide an additional 200,000 medical cards will cost around €180 million annually, …Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Penalties to be increased in new fireworks legislationNew legislation to increase the penalties for illegal importation, sale and use of fireworks are to be introduced by the Minister…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Findings of suicide report to be used in guidelinesThe Government has referred a report into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 21-year-old Limerick student by suicide…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Dublin teaching hospitals in EUR20m deficitThe main Dublin teaching hospitals are facing new financial difficulties, having collectively overrun their budgets by almost…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Drugs scheme yields over €90m for GPsA controversial scheme aimed at encouraging family doctors to prescribe more cost-effectively has generated more than €90 million…Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Decentralisation to be phased, says FlynnA "big-bang" approach to the planned relocation of 10,000 civil and public servants out of Dublin was never envisaged, the chairman…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Huge medical card dropHealth data: Co Kildare and south Tipperary are the only parts of the State in which the number of people with medical cards…Tue Oct 05 2004 - 01:00
McDowell seeks to make prisons free of drugs by early next yearThe Minister for Justice, Mr McDowell, is to seek to make the State's prisons completely free of drugs from the beginning of …Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Method of tax payment criticisedOmbudsman's Office: The Comptroller and Auditor General has criticised the way the Office of the Ombudsman was deducting and…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Back pain initiative reduced numbersDepartment of Social and Family Affairs: Over half of people claiming disability payments for lower back pain from the Department…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Six staff who had no work were paid €1mDepartment of Agriculture: Six former staff of the Dublin and Cork milk boards who were redeployed to the public service following…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Official's salary prompts calls for reviewThe Government is to face demands by hospital consultants and senior civil servants for an immediate pay review in the wake of…Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
Dunlop 'asked to copy file on Ray Burke'The lobbyist and former Government press secretary, Mr Frank Dunlop, has claimed that he was asked in 1982 by the then Minister…Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
Train drivers in dispute to get payoutTrain drivers who were involved in lengthy industrial action four years ago have been awarded hundreds of thousands of euro in…Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
Mater wants 100 more beds for short term needsThe Mater Hospital in Dublin said yesterday that it needed at least an additional 100 beds to deal with its short-term needs.Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
GPs set to ban filling in of forms for patientsFamily doctors are set to introduce a ban on filling in forms for patients seeking nursing home subventions, home improvement…Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
Local authorities to discuss Dana's request for support for nominationsDana campaign: Two local authorities will, on Monday, consider a request from Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon for support for a nomination…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Department asks hospitals to improve management of A&E unitsThe Department of Health is to press hospitals around the State to improve the management of A&E units to make them work …Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Dana campaign criticises FF promoting of McAleeseElectoral spending: Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon's campaign has claimed electoral spending laws will allow Fianna Fáil to spend …Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
VHI to face hearing on 2004 surplusThe VHI's senior management will face questioning before an Oireachtas Committee on whether the recent steep rise in subscription…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Literacy sector fears funding may contractGovernment funding of programmes to improve adult literacy levels had increased 18-fold in less than a decade, but many practitioners…Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
FAS cuts affect work of carersThe Carer's Association has warned that any further Government retrenchment in the Community Employment schemes run by FÁS would…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Dana may still get support she needs from councilsMs Dana Rosemary Scallon could still receive the endorsement of a number of local authorities in time to contest the presidential…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Study finds mental problems decreasedAn unusually high prevalence of psychiatric problems and behavioural disorders found in a group of children over 10 years ago…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Council will seek to limit development of housing at AbbevilleFingal County Council has given a clear indication that it will seek to place severe limits on the development of housing on …Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Parents for Justice want Ahern to remove MartinThe Parents for Justice organisation, which represents families whose children's organs were removed and retained by hospitals…Mon Sept 13 2004 - 01:00
Priest defends policies after McCreevy attackThe director of the Justice Commission of the Conference of Religious in Ireland, Father Seán Healy, last night strongly rejected…Mon Sept 13 2004 - 01:00
New health chief to be namedThe name of the person appointed to run the health services under the new Government reforms is expected to be given to the Cabinet…Mon Sept 13 2004 - 01:00
Regulator rules out equalisation of risk in health insurance areaThe regulator of the health insurance industry has ruled out, for the present, the introduction of a controversial risk-equalisation…Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Mater Hospital unable to cut doctors' hoursThe Mater Hospital in Dublin has told the Department of Health that it will not be able to implement in full the new EU directive…Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Boards advocate swipe cards to monitor doctorsHealth boards want to introduce swipe cards to monitor the attendance of non-consultant doctors in hospitals.Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Tourism group calls for faster airport serviceA top-level advisory body on tourism has urged the Government to provide "fast turnaround" facilities at Dublin airport as a …Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
New rosters in hospitals 'will reduce services'The introduction of new rosters in hospitals to allow for reductions in the working hours of non-consultant doctors will lead…Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
