Portiuncula hospital: Hundreds of expectant mothers to be informed by HSE about external reviews into deliveries of nine babies
Health Service Executive seeks to be ‘open and transparent’ regarding external reviews into delivery at the hospital
Portiuncula University Hospital: Not the first time concerns raised about its maternity services
External reviews of delivery of nine babies come in wake of inquiry set up in 2015 around transfer of four newborns to Dublin for neonatal cooling the previous year, a baby’s death and other ‘significant concern’ cases
Cavan residents say recent days can only be described as ‘a nightmare’ and ‘hell’
‘We have a stove in the sitting room so we’re sleeping in there. We can’t sleep in our bedroom because the room is freezing’
Storm Éowyn batters Ireland, with one killed and hundreds of thousands without power
Extensive damage to buildings across the country as storm brings record-breaking gusts
As it happened: Power cuts and widespread destruction in wake of Storm Éowyn
ESB says some people will face a week without power following ‘unprecedented’ damage
Storm Éowyn: Widespread damage anticipated as storm is expected to bring 130km/h gusts
Red weather warnings across Ireland see public warned to take shelter
Storm Éowyn: How the day before the red alerts unfolded
Status Red gale warnings to apply across the country, with storm force southerly winds featuring gusts in excess of 130km/h
‘I have dyslexia. An exemption from Irish goes some way towards levelling the playing field’
Students and parents respond to Department of Education plan to limit issuing of exemptions in study of Irish language in schools
Co Laois tenant granted damages from housing body over alleged anti-Traveller abuse from neighbour
In separate case, tenant told by RTB to pay arrears of €12k on property where electricity had been cut off due to non-payment of bill
‘Nobody took any responsibility whatsoever’: Widow had to pay €70,000 to fix wall damaged by river
Lil Fullam (76) was denied assistance under Government scheme while OPW and Cork City Council offered no financial help
What are Dáil speaking rights, what is a technical group and what is the row involving Independents?
Oireachtas has said it is a matter for Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, who said legal advice allows for Regional Independent Group members to also ask questions from Opposition benches
Legal advice allows for Regional Independent Group members to also ask questions from Opposition benches
Verona Murphy said that there is precedent for any non-party member who is not a minister or minister of State, and has agreed to support government to get speaking time
Two arrested on board cargo vessel in Shannon Estuary
Gardaí said the men, aged in their 30s and 40s, were arrested on suspicion of facilitating or enhancing a criminal organisation to commit a serious offence
‘It’s kind of become our daughter’s cheat meal’: The view on new hot school meals programme
The scheme now covers nearly 2,200 schools, and 345,000 children, but some parents and teachers have concerns about nutritional standards
Hundreds of Dublin homes at risk of damage after partial collapse of house into river
Council and Office of Public Works to determine ‘legal and moral position’ in addition to available funding