The Irish Times

Boy (12) settles action over circumstances of his birth for €10.5 million

Settlement over birth at Sligo General Hospital made without admission of liability

Tue Jul 23 2019 - 13:27

Families of women who died in childbirth left in the dark, says midwife

Partner of Karen McEvoy, who died on Christmas Day, not given ‘any information’

Wed Jan 30 2019 - 00:16

Child with cerebral palsy following birth at Sligo hospital settles action

HSE apologises to the boy’s parents and explains what happened

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 17:59

Government needs to increase hospital bed capacity, says FF

Fianna Fáil health spokesman Billy Kelleher refers to consultant’s warning people will die

Thu Nov 17 2016 - 13:21

Kenny dismisses call from Adams to revisit health budget

Taoiseach says €14.6 billion ‘very, very substantial’ amount in response to SF leader

Wed Oct 19 2016 - 14:27

Sligo-Leitrim: Fianna Fáil takes two seats as Eamon Scanlon returns

Tony McLoughlin of Fine Gael and Sinn Féin’s Martin Kenny also elected

Sun Feb 28 2016 - 23:45

Euromedic to create 100 jobs as it becomes Affidea

Company has diagnostic centres in Dublin, Cork, Kilkenny and Naas

Thu Nov 05 2015 - 12:09

FG’s John Perry loses out in Sligo selection convention

FG candidate says he understands why Perry would find it difficult to accept the result

Mon Oct 19 2015 - 01:00

Kenny says FG will ‘reflect’ on adding John Perry to ticket

Former junior minister claims he was ‘hung out to dry’ on hospital issue

Sat Oct 17 2015 - 20:40

Case over treatment at birth settled for €1.75m

Young man allegedly suffered brain damage at Sligo General Hospital

Tue Jul 28 2015 - 22:16

Sligo farmer probably struck by own horse, inquest hears

Coroner returns verdict on how John Meehan (74) sustained severe head injuries

Fri Feb 20 2015 - 15:39

Up to 350 people will die due to overcrowding, warns consultant

‘Aggressive intervention’ required, but Dr Fergal Hickey expects situation to get worse

Wed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00

Coastguard rescues man following assault

Gardaí investigating incident on Liberian-registered vessel off Donegal coast

Fri Sept 19 2014 - 11:36

Accidental ‘waking’ under anaesthetic occurs in one in 19,000 surgeries, report finds

11 incidences out of 300 reports occurred in Irish hospitals, according to major survey in Ireland and UK

Thu Sept 11 2014 - 15:42

Developer’s son found dead in home had heart condition

Dublin man had taken methadone, an inquest hears

Fri Aug 22 2014 - 01:00

Two gardaí seriously injured in Sligo collision

Two traffic corps motorbikes collided with car at junction this morning

Fri Aug 15 2014 - 12:56

Almost 350,000 waiting for outpatient appointment

Latest HSE figures show a deficit of €162 million in five months to end of May

Fri Jul 18 2014 - 01:03

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

Spilling the beans about giving birth

Consumer survey of maternity care wants to hear all about your good, bad and ugly experiences

Tue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00

Man sustains serious facial injuries in Sligo incident

Two men arrested following disturbance in house early today

Tue Apr 08 2014 - 15:24

Gardaí received 999 call but went to wrong house, court told

Man pleads not guilty to murder of Co Sligo pensioner but guilty to manslaughter

Wed Mar 26 2014 - 01:00

Rollercoaster ride from virtual reality to real friends

Expecting to give birth last September, 50 women shared their pregnancy online – then finally met up

Wed Mar 12 2014 - 09:00

Man (50) killed in Co Sligo road crash

Driver’s 4x4 went off road and hit embankment outside Ballina

Wed Mar 05 2014 - 10:18

Sligo woman died after giving birth

Inquest to be held into death of mother at Sligo General Hospital

Wed Dec 18 2013 - 01:00

Flu vaccine uptake among nursing home staff ‘worringly’ low

Tue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00

State Claims Agency in the spotlight over handling of sensitive medical cases

Analysis: the agency’s objective is to manage claims to ensure the State’s liability and other expenses are ‘contained at the lowest level achievable’

Tue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00

Family awaits decision from AG on inquest into Sligo death

Dhara Kivlehan died of multi-organ failure a week after the birth of her first child

Wed Dec 04 2013 - 07:21

HSE to pay €800,000 to family of woman who died after birth

Ms Justice Mary Irvine hits out at HSE again for delay in admitting fault

Tue Dec 03 2013 - 13:21

Two dead in separate road incidents

Woman knocked down in Leitrim and man killed in car crash in Galway

Sun Nov 17 2013 - 11:25

Kilkenny builder killed in nail gun accident

Victim had been trying to repair gun when it accidently fired

Mon Sept 16 2013 - 16:13

Inquest into childbirth death of woman due to start in Enniskillen next month

Family ‘anxious beyond description’ to find out why Dhara Kivlehan died a week after giving birth in Sligo General Hospital

Tue Sept 10 2013 - 22:24

Gardaí urge driver to come forward after fatal hit-and-run

Body of man in his 40s found on road near Bundoran early today

Sun Aug 25 2013 - 08:51

Letterkenny gets interim emergency unit

New facility flooded at Donegal hospital may open for general admissions today

Mon Aug 19 2013 - 01:24

Home or hospital? The politics of birth

The High Court will rule on Friday in a landmark case against the HSE and its strict criteria for home births

Tue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00