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%
Deal to move NMH will go to Cabinet unchanged, says Taoiseach
Agreement unchanged after intense debate over ownership and ethos of new hospital
Maternity hospital deal may require clarification of ‘clinically appropriate’
Cabinet approval for deal could be granted conditionally on Tuesday, senior source says
National Maternity Hospital: Hundreds attend rally demanding full public ownership
Opponents of current plan continue to raise concerns of possible external interference
Legal documents on services at new NMH are ‘vague’, barrister says
‘The Sisters of Charity have left healthcare in Ireland,’ says Fergus Finlay
NMH: Clinical independence must be ‘crystal clear’, says Minister Catherine Martin
Green Party deputy leader to await second Government memo before deciding if concerns around maternity hospital have been addressed
Independence over provision of NMH services is ‘clear-cut’ – lawyer
Senior legal source says canon law not relevant to the relocation of hospital
Q&A: What is the latest on the plan to move the National Maternity Hospital?
Long-mooted relocation has faced fresh upheaval this week amid Cabinet delay
Big ideas like redress and national hospitals rarely delivered on time
Inside Politics: Maternity Hospital relocation proposed in 2013 but decision delayed again
Maternity hospital move gets mired even deeper in controversy
Despite desperate assurances over governance, public has lost faith in this project
Coalition delay on approving new National Maternity Hospital due to ‘genuine concerns’
Minister for Health indicates best course of action to allow all to see details of arrangements
Mother (24) died as a result of medical misadventure, inquest finds
Karen McEvoy died on Christmas Day 2018 a week after giving birth to daughter Ruby
Rotunda to extend visiting hours for partners of pregnant women
Almost 1,500 new Covid-19 cases nationwide but hospital says vaccination rates significantly up among its patients
Many unvaccinated pregnant teachers fear return to classroom
Revised health guidelines say it is safe for most pregnant staff to attend the workplace
Private ownership of National Maternity Hospital is ‘unacceptable’, rally hears
No place for Catholic ethos in women’s reproductive healthcare, says Dr Peter Boylan
National Maternity Hospital land to be safe from repossession
Once State signs lease, bank cannot seize St Vincent’s site for duration of up to 149 years
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
Fintan O'Toole: A real republic should not have charity delivering public welfare
Maternity hospital ownership is essential to end culture of deference
Site ownership a recurring concern about National Maternity Hospital
Government uncomfortable building €800m hospital on land it does not own
Varadkar guarantees abortions will take place in new maternity hospital
Tánaiste says hospital will carry out clinical procedures contrary to Catholic ethos
Peter Boylan says he is being ‘blocked’ from maternity hospital agm
Former master has campaigned publicly against plan to move hospital to St Vincent’s
New maternity hospital will be bound by Irish, not canon, law
Constitution and articles of new company approved by Charities Regulator and Revenue
Medical Council took no steps to check struck off doctor’s story, court told
Dr Aaamir Iqbal Malik had employment terminated by Kerry and Cavan hospitals
Maternity hospital relocation dispute may go before agm
Former master Peter Boylan has written to board seeking objection put on agenda
Board of maternity hospital rejects call for resignation of deputy chair
Dr Peter Boylan criticises ‘shambles’ of plans to move to St Vincent’s under Nicky Kearns
National Maternity Hospital: Has threat of church influence been removed?
One former NMH master distrusts religious on women’s reproductive healthcare
National Maternity Hospital ethos debate a ‘distraction’
Move to St Vincent’s site at risk as scrutiny of religious order persists, NMH master warns
No ‘vested interest’ to veto procedures at new national maternity hospital
All medical procedures permitted in Irish law will be provided for, hospital group says
Mixed reaction to announcement of Rome assent to transfer of site at St Vincent’s
Call for correspondence between Sisters of Charity and Vatican to be made public
The Coombe unlikely to be moved to new site at children’s hospital ‘for years’
New master of maternity hospital believes move will not happen in his seven-year term
Boylan says NMH sought 27 more staff before providing abortions
former master of hospital says his ‘jaw dropped’ when he heard of request
Numbers waiting for gynaecology appointments up 40 per cent
Former maternity master Dr Peter Boylan said wait times among ‘worst in the world’
Verdict of medical misadventure returned into death of baby at Kilkenny hospital
Baby died within hours of attempted vacuum delivery, inquest hears
Holohan moves to address concerns about 12-week abortion limit
Doctors fearful of criminalisation as women present at 11 weeks’ gestation
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