The full story of Ian Bailey’s conviction in a French court and the next steps in the legal battle

Eight people have died due to flu-related illnesses so far this season; more than 300 admitted to hospital in last week alone

HSE denies patients leaving without treatment as pressure on hospitals grows

Main strain circulating so far is H3N2 swine flu, which particularly affects the elderly

Targeting of State’s hospital overcrowding crisis does not include extra beds or staff

Officials chief say his refs are 100% clear about foul play, and will act to protect players

Radio Review: Guests on RTÉ and Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show have no truck with anti-vaxxers

Document proposes encouraging employees to breastfeed until child’s second birthday

Figures show 26 prisoners and nine officers contracted contagious disease over 10 years

Over the past week there were 300 hospital admissions for flu, bringing the total to 1,066

‘Meningitis is a lethal disease. There is no doubt . . . It really is quite catastrophic’

HSE says there has been ‘significant increase’ in admissions to emergency departments

HSE says this year’s vaccine is a good match to combat circulating strains

We asked readers how to reverse the decline of small towns. Here are your suggestions

Baby died in hospital after contracting common cold sore virus days after her birth

Firm will use funds to expand team, fund patient trials and get regulatory approval

HSE says between 18,000 and 20,000 likely to have suffered the virus last week

Number of people on trolleys increases to 575 on Tuesday

Extra beds, homecare, staff and money made little difference says Taoiseach

People urged to get flu vaccine, as HSE warns situation to get worse before it gets better

Doubling of cases in Australia, NZ leads to concerns of heavy winter flu season in Ireland

Colin Meads obituary: born June 3rd, 1936; died August 20th, 2017

Tony O’Brien defends official who highlighted nurses’ low uptake of vaccinations

Nursing union head rebukes Kevin Kelleher for ‘patronising and insulting’ comment

Flu cases still well above median levels; vulnerable groups advised to take get flu vaccine

Rate of increase in outbreak could continue week-on-week until peak is reached

Met Éireann says snow may fall from mid-week as average temperature drops

Obituary: Headmaster of St Conleth’s sent off All Blacks legend in controversial incident

Health officials trying to trace those who may have been in contacted with infected people

Infected person was in a number of public places in the run-up to the May Bank Holiday

Pupils at St Conleth’s in Dublin can offer insights into the debate over whether single-sex or mixed schooling is better

New approach can lead to fresh perspectives and innovations in model based on Stanford programme

Irish Water data shows that up to 200,000 homes face health risks from lead pipes

Jules Thomas alleges wrong arrest in Toscan du Plantier murder investigation

Judge says failure to find killer of Sophie Toscan du Plantier a source of anguish

Counsel argue jury should disbelieve claim garda stripped naked and asked for sex

Retired Garda did not recall suspecting anyone else in Sophie Toscan du Plantier case

Garda denies he told witness they knew Bailey was Sophie Toscan du Plantier killer

Ian Bailey case hears Farrell claim gardaí told her she could be arrested

Schull resident said she had no recollection of what she told the McAndrew Inquiry