The Irish Times

Boy (9) slipped off rocks and drowned in Co Clare, inquest hears

Father of Aaron O’Flaherty questions rescue service response times after son dies

Tue Jan 19 2016 - 13:51

Coast Guard completes 1,000 helicopter missions in 2015

Pregnant woman flown from Aran Islands to Galway hospital on St Stephen’s night

Sun Dec 27 2015 - 13:07

Galway hospital A&E ‘not fit for purpose’ says Kenny

Taoiseach describes department as ‘one of the most inadequate facilities in the country’

Wed Dec 02 2015 - 20:45

Galway hospital A&E unit not fit for purpose, admits Kenny

Taoiseach says staff there are working in one of the most inadequate facilities in country

Wed Dec 02 2015 - 16:42

Savita Halappanavar medical negligence case to proceed

Application for hearing date expected within a few days, solicitor says

Sat Oct 31 2015 - 01:00

Aibha Conroy death: Inquest adjourned until October

Coroner apologises profusely to girl’s family as verdict had been expected on Thursday

Thu Sept 24 2015 - 20:37

Child turned blue before respiratory arrest, inquest hears

Doctors defend their treatment of Aibha Conroy (6) at University Hospital Galway

Tue Sept 22 2015 - 20:47

Family ‘consumed’ over how daughter’s condition addressed

Aibha Conroy died at Temple Street Children’s Hospital on December 14th, 2011

Mon Sept 21 2015 - 19:30

Eamonn McCann: Are there signs of a ‘pro-life’ group influence in HSE document?

HSE consultation paper on bereavement and pregnancy uses ‘life-limiting condition’, not ‘fetal fatal abnormality’

Thu Jul 23 2015 - 05:00

Rheumatology clinics cancelled for 850 people in Galway, Dáil told

Minister Alex White promises one further consultant from October

Fri Jun 26 2015 - 01:02

Hospital waiting lists rise again to record levels

Almost 415,000 people waiting for outpatient appointments in May

Mon Jun 08 2015 - 15:45

Miriam Lord: How about a few awards to lighten the campaign mood?

The marriage referendum created some new heroines as clowns played on

Sat May 23 2015 - 12:16

Six people die this weekend after separate road crashes

The N2 remains closed in Co Meath after pedestrian was hit by a car

Sun Apr 12 2015 - 10:19

Woman plunges 45ft from top of Inis Mór cliff, and survives

Incident occured near the popular ’Wormhole’ on busy day for island walkers

Wed Apr 08 2015 - 21:35

No action against obstetrician who led Savita Halappanavar care

Medical Council decides no further steps should be taken against Dr Katherine Astbury

Tue Mar 31 2015 - 17:27

Nurses in Limerick vote for industrial action in February

INMO ballot sees 93% in favour of work-to-rule protest against overcrowding

Tue Jan 13 2015 - 11:32

364 patients on trolleys as crisis eases

Galway nurses to work to rule over hospital overcrowding after unanimous vote

Mon Jan 12 2015 - 15:10

Nurses in Galway Universal Hospital vote for industrial action

INMO says decision taken as conditions for staff and patients at a ‘ grossly unsafe’ level

Mon Jan 12 2015 - 09:12

Man arrested following Donegal shooting on Saturday

Believed incident connected to a row over a right of way on a piece of land

Mon Jan 05 2015 - 19:47

‘Perth is a fabulous place for a family’

Australia Q&A: Nurse Gráinne Ni Shé and her young family arrived in Perth in 2012

Thu Dec 04 2014 - 00:09

Numbers of patients on hospital waiting lists and on trolleys soar

371,829 people waiting for outpatient appointment, the ninth consecutive month in which list has grown

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 20:26

Two men die in separate workplace incidents

One worker killed when buried under grain and another after steel bales collapse on him

Fri Nov 14 2014 - 20:12

Vigil held on anniversary of Savita Halappanavar’s death

Crowd of up to 200 gather in capital ‘in respect and remembrance of Savita’

Tue Oct 28 2014 - 21:09

Open verdict in case of missing German man

55-year-old German came to Ireland to start new life in 2005 but died within a month

Wed Oct 22 2014 - 12:11

Two teenagers due in court over Galway stabbing

Incident took place in laneway beside Salthill’s Knocknacarra Church at 3am on Saturday

Mon Sept 29 2014 - 10:58

Inquest into death of Indian woman after childbirth begins

Dhara Kivlehan (29) died in Belfast four days after son was born in Sligo Regional Hospital in 2010

Tue Jul 01 2014 - 01:00

Serious concerns over safety at Galway hospital psychiatric unit

Health Service Executive audit of 45-bed unit finds number of failings

Thu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00

Ambulance turnaround times well short of targets

Paramedics unable to hand over patients at hospitals within 20-minute timeframe

Mon Jun 09 2014 - 01:01

Review of governance structures at University Hospital Galway under way in wake of Savita’s death

Report says recommendations being addressed including early warning score system across hospital

Mon Mar 24 2014 - 01:00

NUI Galway to award athletes extra CAO points

University will give 40 CAO points to a limited number of candidates

Tue Mar 04 2014 - 01:00

Swine flu outbreak in Cork University Hospital

One confirmed case of H1N1 flu virus, number of other patients displaying symptoms associated with illness

Fri Feb 21 2014 - 01:00

Funeral of boy (3) killed in lift shaft takes place in Galway

Mother to travel to family in Nigeria to mourn son

Mon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00

Mother too distaught to attend son’s funeral in Galway

Solomon Soremekun (3) died after falling into lift shaft in office building last week

Sun Jan 19 2014 - 11:22

Holles Street welcomes first baby of 2014

Emily Rose Duff born at five seconds past midnight

Wed Jan 01 2014 - 11:38