National Maternity Hospital

Hospital will move from Holles Street to St Vincent’s campus in south Dublin if Minister for Health’s proposal is approved by Cabinet

National Maternity Hospital Foundation scouting for corporate interest in fundraiser sponsored by Avolon

A book full of testimony about endurance as women dealt with multiple pregnancies during an era when artificial contraception was illegal

In 2021, Dr Deirdre Lundy helped get the nation talking about menopause on Liveline. She’s delighted the pendulum has swung

Consultant ophthalmologist was a staunch advocate for patients and used his position to seek improvements in services

There’s no reason a master must be an obstetrician, no excuse for the inequalities of a three-tier care system

Law firm is forecasting growth of 7-9 per cent in 2023 with a focus on expanding activity at international office locations

Introduction of new public-only contract could have ‘serious implications’

Obstetrician says his expert opinion has sometimes been sought and then put aside because it did not suit a plaintiff’s case

Percentage of teenage births in 2010-2020 period falls to lowest level since 1958

A court ruling last March found Prof Ray O’Sullivan was entitled to an order cancelling his suspension and reinstating him with immediate effect

All Hardest of Woman engages with a passage in Jame Joyce’s epic novel to explore women’s experiences in the Dublin building

The huge strain that sepsis put on Lizzy Ryan’s body meant her baby had to be born by emergency Caesarean section

The hospital says the medical management of the birth was in accordance with widespread, general and approved medical practice

The breach with Hourigan and Costello comes as tensions within the Green party over the ratification of the Canada-EU trade deal may be about to reignite

Between 2012 and 2020, total annual births in the State fell by 13,664, or almost 20%

Gap between what politicians talk about and the issues that matter is widening

Stephen Collins: Coherent messaging from Coalition is vital as it faces hard decisions

Minister plays down suggestions the Government had been weakened

Two green TDs lost whip for six months after voting with Sinn Féin on NMH motion

Tánaiste tells Fine Gael TDs and Senators that NMH paused helped to reassure people

Neither Hourigan nor Costello in favour of Coalition that was formed in summer 2020

Having a balanced view on the issues is not tolerated in this toxic environment

‘Height of hypocricy’ for Government not to oppose motion as it ‘rammed through a Cabinet decision’

Attorney General’s verdict on legal documents assuages lingering Cabinet concerns

Fianna Fáil and the Department of Health asked social media firm to investigate mass retweeting

Deal unchanged following intense debate over ownership and ethos of new hospital

‘This is the wrong decision,’ Sinn Féin say as National Maternity Hospital relocation approved

Agreement unchanged after intense debate over ownership and ethos of new hospital

Case for pushing forward now on basis of current agreement questioned by Hourigan

Kieran Mulvey says contentious wording not in original 2017 deal

James Menton tells committee two owners would make it difficult to manage campus

Cabinet approval for deal could be granted conditionally on Tuesday, senior source says

Language in new hospital documents subject to recent scrutiny over potential influence of Church

Opponents of current plan continue to raise concerns of possible external interference

CPO would end co-operation on National Maternity Hospital, Minister warns

Tánaiste says CPO of site could cost tens of millions extra and lead to further delay

Minister considering options including clarification of ‘clinically appropriate’, says source

‘Clinically appropriate’ treatment stipulation gives hospital more space, clinicians say

‘It is ownership,’ said the Taoiseach following questions from Mary Lou McDonald