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Simon Harris said the deal would "dramatically assist" in decreasing delays in gaining access to medicines

Harris signs agreement on affordable medicines

Margaret Brennan said her son got just two sessions with a psychologist over a five-and-a-half year period

CAMHS is 'chronically understaffed' in south Wexford

Politics / 20 Jun

The proposal to include warnings about cancer was supported by Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil

Measures agreed on alcohol cancer warnings

Politics / 20 Jun

The research was carried out at Waterford Institute of Technology

Experts criticise Alzheimer's food supplement research

Health / 20 Jun

Katherine Zappone said she took full responsibility for the shortcomings highlighted

Tusla findings to be implemented in full - Zappone

Ireland / 19 Jun

The settlement of €5m was agreed at the High Court

Duty of candour call for medical negligence cases

Courts / 19 Jun

The initiative is being rolled out by the Irish Film Institute as part of Nursing Homes' Week

Nursing home residents to enjoy special IFI screenings

Ireland / 18 Jun

Video gaming is described as 'a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behaviour'

Gaming addiction classified as disorder by WHO

Science and Technology / 18 Jun

The minimum total insurance cover for each claim was set at €22.6m

State indemnified against costs over screening errors

CervicalCheck / 18 Jun

The deal will not apply to those recruited after 2012

Consultants set for pay increases after case is settled

Health / 15 Jun

Vicky Phelan was given just months to live in January

Vicky Phelan says tumours have shrunk significantly

CervicalCheck / 15 Jun

There is a further audit of 46 cases, of which 12 are close to completion

Harris commits to cervical commission by September

CervicalCheck / 14 Jun

Overall waiting list figures have been rising every month since autumn of last year, except for a small dip in February

Hospital waiting lists reach high of 707,000

Health / 14 Jun

92 children were sent to Oberstown in the first three months of this year

52% of Oberstown detainees have a mental health need

Ireland / 14 Jun

The committee heard that Waterford and Wexford may have no consultant psychiatric services for children from mid-July

Resignations put pressure on psychiatric services

Health / 13 Jun

Dr Gabriel Scally is conducting the scoping inquiry into the CervicalCheck controversy

Dr Scally 'fully empowered' to request documentation

CervicalCheck / 13 Jun

Leo Varadkar said it was not unprecedented for the State to use investigators in cases like this

Taoiseach defends use of private investigators by Dept

Politics / 12 Jun

Three other cases are already listed in the High Court

Fourth CervicalCheck legal action before High Court

CervicalCheck / 12 Jun

Emma Mhic Mhathúna and Vicky Phelan are just two of the women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy

Women affected by CervicalCheck to receive €2,000

CervicalCheck / 13 Jun

NUI Galway researchers were involved in the transatlantic development effort

NUI Galway team helps develop new cardiac device

Connacht / 12 Jun

One of the main issues being discussed today is whether doctors should provide a GP-led abortion service

GPs pass motion calling for clarity over abortion

Eighth Amendment / 11 Jun

The HSE said the information line established on 28 April continues to operate

208 people contacted over CervicalCheck controversy

Health / 09 Jun

LoveBoth held its first press conference since the referendum

LoveBoth says it will not give up on protecting unborn

Eighth Amendment / 08 Jun

The review focused on the work of an audiologist who worked in the Mayo and Roscommon area

Families at centre of audiology failures receive audit

Health / 15 Jun

The number of women from Northern Ireland who travelled to England and Wales for an abortion during 2017 was 919

More NI women travelling for abortion to England, Wales

Abortion / 07 Jun

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