RTÉ Investigates

Psychologist with fake qualifications worked for HSE

RTÉ Investigates has learned that a psychologist used bogus qualifications to get a job with the Health Service Executive.

RTÉ Investigates • 07 Mar 23

'As much as we're trying to give her all the therapies, it's just not enough'

'My three-year-old is self-harming' - Mother's waiting list worry

The HSE is legally obliged to provide an Assessment of Needs within six months of an application. But the HSE confirmed to RTÉ Investigates that the average waiting time is 16 months.

RTÉ Investigates • 06 Mar 23

How fake qualifications got psychologist a HSE job

A woman was able to operate as a psychologist with the HSE despite having fake qualifications.

RTÉ Investigates • 09 Mar 23

RTÉ journalist Barry O'Kelly set up a professional website and bought a PhD online

How I set myself up as a fake psychologist

In Ireland there are no State regulations covering psychologists - the title 'psychologist' is not protected. So does that mean that anyone could call themselves a psychologist? RTÉ Investigates finds out.

RTÉ Investigates • 09 Mar 23

Tracey Campbell Fitzpatrick died in St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny

Remote hearing leaves bereaved family disillusioned

The family of a young Mayo woman who died shortly after giving birth has voiced disappointment at having to learn via an online disciplinary hearing that a hospital consultant was found guilty of professional misconduct in her case.

investigations unit • 24 Feb 23

Confidential documents show that successive governments pursued this strategy over a number of years

Why did the State fight disability payments for so long?

The Taoiseach said the State "does not have a leg to stand on" over its disability allowance decision. So why did it pursue a legal strategy of contesting the claims?

investigations unit • 01 Feb 23

A secret Cabinet memo reveals the State was told it could be facing up to €700 million in claims

State denied disability payments to vulnerable people

The State denied up to 12,000 vulnerable people their disability allowance payments, RTÉ Investigates has learned.

investigations unit • 01 Feb 23

Pollution from IDA business park angers locals

Contaminated water is flowing from a Limerick industrial estate to mix with farmland, a protected habitat and even the water supply.

investigations unit • 16 Dec 22

Pay up or risk evacuation: A €68k fire safety nightmare

Homeowners are facing huge bills to repair their Dublin building's fire defects. RTÉ Investigates asks how it happened.

investigations unit • 25 Nov 22

RTÉ Investigates exposed the bribery of two managers at St Vincent's University Hospital in 2015

HSE hiked spending with firm that bribed hospital staff

Even after RTÉ Investigates exposed Eurosurgical's bribery of two managers at St Vincent's University Hospital, the HSE continued – and actually ramped up – spending with the firm.

investigations unit • 11 Nov 22

The parents who had to bury their babies twice

Two decades after Ireland's first organ-retention scandal, RTÉ Investigates reveals new failings in the country's post-mortem system.

investigations unit • 04 Nov 22

Families told RTÉ Investigates about being kept in the dark about their babies' organs

Bereaved parents call for organ retention legislation

Bereaved parents have called on the Government to urgently introduce legislation governing the practice of organ retention, more than 20 years after the scandal rocked Ireland's healthcare system.

investigations unit • 04 Nov 22

The HSE published the results of an audit into organ-retention practices earlier this year

HSE rehired doctor who faced organ-retention complaints

Some HSE hospitals have re-hired on a freelance basis a pathologist who was heavily criticized in an investigation into a previous organ retention scandal, RTÉ Investigates has learned.

investigations unit • 04 Nov 22

The bomb exploded in Belturbet at 10.28pm on 28 December 1972

New lines of inquiry into Belturbet bombing

Gardaí say they have identified new lines of inquiry into the 1972 car bombing in Belturbet, Co Cavan, which left two teenagers dead.

Regional • 19 Oct 22

Significant new evidence on killing of Fr Niall Molloy

New documents obtained by RTÉ Investigates reveal, in Richard Flynn's own words, the extent of his assault on Fr Molloy and a possible motive.

investigations unit • 12 Oct 22

Michael Shine arriving at the Central Criminal Courts in Dublin in 2017

The Michael Shine saga - justice delayed?

Michael Shine's abuse was carried out on an industrial scale, yet he has served just three years in jail. It's unlikely he will face further criminal proceedings, writes Conn Corrigan.

investigations unit • 20 Aug 22

The Director for Public Prosecutions will not proceed with 25 new cases relating to retired surgeon Michael Shine

DPP will not prosecute 25 further Michael Shine cases

The Director for Public Prosecutions has decided not to proceed with 25 new child abuse cases relating to retired surgeon Michael Shine, RTÉ Investigates has learned.

investigations unit • 19 Aug 22

Orthodontics is a specialist treatment that corrects irregularities in the teeth and jaws

Dental patients left stranded without orthodontic treatment

Hundreds of dental patients have been left stranded without critical orthodontic treatment after concerns were raised about a Galway based orthodontist.

investigations unit • 11 Aug 22

Ioan Anton had featured on Europol's list of "Europe's Most Wanted Fugitives"

Why 'The Emperor' was extradited from Ireland to Romania

Ioan Anton was heavily involved in one of Ireland's largest prostitution networks. He is currently being detained in Romania on suspicion of instigating a murder in Navan, explains David Doran.

investigations unit • 05 Aug 22

Crossing the Line – How safe is public transport?

Over several weeks, RTÉ Investigates travelled on most forms of public transport to see first-hand what the daily commute is really like. Using hidden cameras, researchers witnessed a wide variety of anti-social activity.

investigations unit • 14 Jul 22

The national HSE audit followed an RTÉ Investigates report (stock image)

Taoiseach 'shocked' by organ incineration revelations

The Taoiseach has said questions need to be answered as to why hospitals in Ireland have continued until recently to use the practice of incineration for the disposal of organs, contrary to HSE guidelines.

Rte Investigations Unit • 13 Jul 22

The national HSE audit follows an RTÉ Investigates report last year

Organs sent for incineration at some Irish hospitals

Organs were sent for incineration at some hospitals around the country, in contravention of HSE guidelines, according to the findings of a HSE internal audit, RTÉ Investigates has learned.

investigations unit • 01 Jul 22

Careysfort Asset Estates Ltd is now on the Central Bank's published list of unauthorised firms

Central Bank warning adds to Catriona Carey's woes

After the Central Bank issued a warning about Catriona Carey's company, Thursday was another bad day for the accountant, convicted fraudster and former hockey international, reports Paul Murphy.

investigations unit • 10 Jun 22

The allegations relate to the conduct of Dr Pathmadevan Rathnam

Doctor struck off after sexual assault allegations

A doctor who worked at Naas General Hospital was removed from the medical register in 2015 after two patients alleged they were sexually assaulted by him, RTÉ Investigates has learned.

investigations unit • 24 May 22

'I was humiliated' - alleged hospital assault survivor

A man who alleges he was sexually assaulted by a doctor at Naas General Hospital has faced sleepless nights, severe depression and anxiety.

investigations unit • 27 May 22

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Psychologist with fake qualifications worked for HSE

'My three-year-old is self-harming' - Mother's waiting list worry

How fake qualifications got psychologist a HSE job

How I set myself up as a fake psychologist

Remote hearing leaves bereaved family disillusioned

Why did the State fight disability payments for so long?

State denied disability payments to vulnerable people

Pollution from IDA business park angers locals

Pay up or risk evacuation: A €68k fire safety nightmare

HSE hiked spending with firm that bribed hospital staff

The parents who had to bury their babies twice

Bereaved parents call for organ retention legislation

HSE rehired doctor who faced organ-retention complaints

New lines of inquiry into Belturbet bombing

Significant new evidence on killing of Fr Niall Molloy

The Michael Shine saga - justice delayed?

DPP will not prosecute 25 further Michael Shine cases

Dental patients left stranded without orthodontic treatment

Why 'The Emperor' was extradited from Ireland to Romania

Crossing the Line – How safe is public transport?

Taoiseach 'shocked' by organ incineration revelations

Organs sent for incineration at some Irish hospitals

Central Bank warning adds to Catriona Carey's woes

Doctor struck off after sexual assault allegations

'I was humiliated' - alleged hospital assault survivor