The Irish Times

Soaring tensions about maternity hospital matched by falling birth rates

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

Sat May 21 2022 - 03:07

Donnelly agrees to meet thalidomide survivors to discuss supports

Minister had previously refused due to ongoing legal proceedings

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 12:14

Ireland’s thalidomide survivors call for State apology to their mothers, as a priority

‘To have lived with the belief you had some hand, act or part in this is so unfair’

Thu Nov 25 2021 - 19:20

Fintan O’Toole: Government cannot walk and chew gum at same time

Sláintecare debacle shows State lacks political will and sense of what to do

Tue Sept 14 2021 - 01:00

Costs will be high whatever way forward for new maternity hospital

Compromises that once seemed secure are now in doubt and the future of the National Maternity Hospital is unclear

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 21:00

Fintan O'Toole: A real republic should not have charity delivering public welfare

Maternity hospital ownership is essential to end culture of deference

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 03:00

National maternity hospital: Donnelly, McGrath clash over development spending rules

Minister for Public Expenditure rejects proposals from Minister for Health to exempt project from spending rules

Sat May 08 2021 - 01:00

HSE sues insurer Laya over payment for private patients

Insurer and health service at odds over when private patients start to get billed for public beds

Tue May 04 2021 - 19:50

Minimum pricing for alcohol to be enforced from January 2022

Measures signed off by Cabinet mean alcohol will not be available at ‘pocket-money prices’

Tue May 04 2021 - 18:20

Travellers’ mental health needs proper attention and research

Travellers and their concerns only seem to rise to surface of Irish consciousness when there is a controversy or tragedy

Sat Oct 24 2020 - 02:00

Diminished Fine Gael preparing for a period in opposition

TDs taking some solace in fact party has not been hugely outstripped by Fianna Fáil

Tue Feb 11 2020 - 01:00

FF mayor who started boycott of RIC event wins seat in Clare

‘My intention was never for political gain. I felt I was on solid moral ground,’ says Cathal Crowe

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 20:27

RIC controversy ‘will not help’ FG in town sacked by Black and Tans

‘Would the Jews commemorate the Germans?’ asks grandson of murdered IRA man

Mon Feb 03 2020 - 02:10

Election 2020: Five constituency contests worth keeping an eye on

Disputes and rows can flare up between party running mates in run up to voting day

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 00:15

Election 2020: Dublin Fingal constituency profile

Just months after byelection Green candidate who succeeded then will do so again

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 12:05

Health will be a key issue in the election – but will it affect the outcome?

Varadkar, Martin and Harris have chequered performances as Minister for Health

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 06:00

Martin says Varadkar told him votes of some Fine Gael TDs now uncertain

Fianna Fáil leader says Taoiseach ‘said to us that he wasn’t sure of some of his own people’

Mon Jan 13 2020 - 11:40

Trolley crisis Q&A: The facts behind a festering problem

Everyone accepts that more beds are needed, but agreement on a short-term fix is elusive

Wed Jan 08 2020 - 17:33

Taoiseach faces fallout from four byelection defeats

Pressure within Fine Gael for Varadkar to remove Verona Murphy from Wexford general election ticket

Mon Dec 02 2019 - 01:29

Byelections 2019: FF wins two seats, SF, Greens one each

Fianna Fáil on course to win seats in Cork and Wexford, Greens likely to win in Fingal

Sun Dec 01 2019 - 10:32

Low byelection turnout means lessons must be looked at cautiously

Analysis: Lack of interest among voters apparent as Fianna Fáil, Greens enjoy day in the sun

Sat Nov 30 2019 - 20:38

Fiach Kelly: Dáil byelections a leap into the unknown

Turnout in Fingal, Wexford, Cork North Central and Dublin Mid West is expected to be around the mid 30 per cent mark

Thu Nov 28 2019 - 09:50

Man found tampering with election posters in north Dublin arrested by gardaí

Member of public reported seeing man cutting down posters in Balbriggan

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 13:19

Taoiseach’s head of policy rules out general election before May 2020

Comments follow days of speculation that Varadkar could go to country in November

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 18:35

Harris targets free GP care for children under eight by mid-2020

Doctors’ representative cautions that outcome of negotiations ‘should not be assumed’

Mon Sept 16 2019 - 19:08

Fine Gael to extend free GP care to under-8s in summer 2020

James Reilly announces timetable for rollout of free doctor visits for older children

Mon Sept 16 2019 - 02:48

Shot of reality: As vaccinations decline, Miriam O’Callaghan injects some sense

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

Sat Aug 31 2019 - 05:00

De Buitléir hopeful proposals on health will be implemented

Author unveils report on public-patient-only system – but no Minister present at launch

Tue Aug 27 2019 - 01:46

‘Urgent’ Tusla cases involving convicted sex offenders left unassessed

Highly critical review was completed in May 2016 but findings were never made public

Wed Aug 14 2019 - 02:39

Q&A: What’s the issue with hospital consultants’ pay?

Strike plans have been signalled over two-tier pay structure and staffing issues

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 01:21

New study suggests cutting pay of new hospital consultants was policy failure

Decision resulted in ‘unintended negative consequences’ by making it more difficult to recruit and retain doctors in public hospitals

Fri Aug 02 2019 - 17:25

Plans for new €50m hospital in north Dublin to be lodged

The proposed Swords facility will have 40 beds and cater to public and private patients

Tue Jul 23 2019 - 01:00

Miriam Lord’s Awards: Winners of this year’s political gongs

Dáil movers, shakers, losers and inbetweeners, plus the prestigious George Clooney Award

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 05:00

Miriam Lord: Scuttling things in the Dáil bars

A rat in TDs’ midst; Shane Ross’s birthday; Dr Reilly’s tie; hands, knees and boomps-a-daisy

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 05:00