Ireland's PM quits as party leader

euronews 22-JAN-11

A week of turmoil

bbc 21-JAN-11

Election date set after day of political drama

RTERadio 20-JAN-11

Cowen to take on foreign affairs

bbc 19-JAN-11

Lloyds writes off half of Irish loans

telegraph 18-DEC-10

No obligation for abortion legislation - Brady

RTERadio 17-DEC-10

Anglo probe nearing completion - Lenihan

RTERadio 14-DEC-10

Pharmaceutical world event

examiner 04-DEC-10

Man stabbed dead in Dublin

RTERadio 02-DEC-10

Woman arrested after paint thrown at Harney

RTERadio 01-NOV-10

Ex-chairman warns of 'serious funds risk' to children's hospital

irish 16-OCT-10

Allied Irish scrambles to cover its losses

ft 11-OCT-10

FG accuse Labour of ‘cuddling up’ to Fianna Fáil

examiner 29-SEP-10

Grealish heaps the pressure on Cowen

examiner 25-SEP-10

Respite services have been restored - Drumm

RTERadio 25-JUL-10

No decision on disability cuts - Cowen

irishtimes 07-JUL-10

Dáil passes Cowen confidence motion

irishtimes 15-JUN-10

Cowen confident ahead of motion

irishtimes 14-JUN-10

HSE to confirm child deaths in State care

RTERadio 28-MAY-10

Smoking ban in Malta facing serious enforcement problems - EU survey

timesofmalta 28-MAY-10

Government reveals plan to sell VHI

RTERadio 27-MAY-10

Nationwide head shop crackdown continues

examiner 12-MAY-10

Govt makes Thalidomide compensation offer

RTERadio 27-APR-10

Taoiseach: Geoghegan-Quinn pension her own business

irish 25-APR-10

United Ireland 'not on horizon'

ninewsletter 23-APR-10

More unions consider pay and reform deal

RTERadio 12-APR-10

Cancer clinic to stop treating new public patients as HSE talks stall

examiner 08-APR-10

McGuinness says he will make no further calls on Cowen to step down

irishtimes 01-APR-10

Govt rejects calls for Tallaght X-ray debate

RTERadio 11-MAR-10

FG calls on Mary Harney to resign over X-rays

RTERadio 10-MAR-10

Cervical cancer vaccine will cut cases by two thirds, experts calculate

telegraph 20-JAN-10

McCreevy 'concerned' over delay to VHI reform

irishtimes 19-JAN-10

Government set to modify €1.3bn cuts plan to get union deal

irishtimes 02-DEC-09

A third of expectant mothers would be willing to have swine flu jab

sundaytimes 13-NOV-09

Around The Country

irishtimes 07-NOV-09

Idle surgeon told to 'look at solutions'

irishtimes 07-NOV-09

Hospitals move to minimise swine flu risk

RTERadio 04-NOV-09

Woman dies from Swine Flu

irishtimes 27-OCT-09

FF members clash on lower drink-driving limit

RTERadio 21-OCT-09

Drumm has not claimed €70k bonus

RTERadio 16-OCT-09

Czechs hold key to Lisbon treaty

ft 03-OCT-09

Girl dead from cancer vaccine 'had serious underlying condition'

irishtimes 30-SEP-09

Private insurers owe HSE €164m in fees

irishtimes 12-SEP-09

Harney seeks total ban on sunbeds

RTERadio 24-AUG-09

Endeavour Health hotline offers swine flu diagnosis by phone for £99

thetimes 18-AUG-09

Harney 'concerned' at delays in some pharmacy services

irishtimes 09-AUG-09

Visit govt. hospitals, people told

Hindu 08-AUG-09

IPU agrees to meet Harney as fees dispute continues

irishtimes 08-AUG-09

Group calls Sligo TDs' move a 'charade’

RTERadio 06-AUG-09

Swine flu numbers challenged by scientist

independent 02-AUG-09

Age Action attacks decision by pharmacies to remain shut

examiner 02-AUG-09

Pharmacies withdraw from schemes

irishtimes 01-AUG-09

Protesters in final bid to retain breast cancer services at Sligo hospital

irishtimes 29-JUL-09

HSE to update pharmacy list

irishtimes 28-JUL-09

Pharmacists 'to avoid fees row'

bbc 23-JUL-09

Irish Cancer Society offers €1m donation

RTERadio 20-JUL-09

Harney denies Leas Cross report was buried

RTERadio 18-JUL-09

HSE statement on Leas Cross

irishtimes 16-JUL-09

Flanagan urges judges to take pay cut

RTERadio 22-JUN-09

Call for more judges to take pay cut

RTERadio 21-JUN-09

Flu pandemic declaration not a cause for alarm

irishtimes 12-JUN-09

Cowen meets abuse victims' groups

RTERadio 04-JUN-09

9,000 complaints to health body last year

irishtimes 29-MAY-09

Nurses lack decontamination areas

bbc 09-MAY-09

Harney says she warned HSE over €50m loss

irishtimes 09-MAY-09

Harney advises against panic over flu

RTERadio 01-MAY-09

Swine flu pandemic 'imminent'

channel4news 30-APR-09

Swine flu: serious, but no panic yet

channel4news 28-APR-09

America opens new front in the war against cancer

independent 25-APR-09

Nursing homes hit with hefty new fee

irishtimes 10-MAR-09

Cancer services transfer almost complete

RTERadio 10-FEB-09

Economic recovery talks collapse

RTERadio 03-FEB-09

Harney says incest case shows need for new laws

belfasttelegraph 26-JAN-09

War with workers will not solve crisis - SIPTU

RTERadio 19-JAN-09

The Irish Nurses Organisation refuses to discuss pay cuts.

belfasttelegraph 18-JAN-09

Flynn decides to give up allowance amid intense pressure

irishtimes 07-JAN-09

Drumm resigns as chief executive of Anglo Irish

irishtimes 19-DEC-08

Consultants told no pay rise unless work practices change

examiner 13-DEC-08

Asda removes Yorkshire Ham over Irish link

YorkshirePost 10-DEC-08

Irish pork scare is UK problem

channel4news 07-DEC-08

Irish Republic recalls all pork

bbc 06-DEC-08

EU condemns China for businessman's execution

irishtimes 29-NOV-08

Medvedev reasserts interest in Cuba by meeting Fidel Castro

irishtimes 29-NOV-08

Romania goes to polls amid climate of uncertainty

irishtimes 29-NOV-08

Second teenager dies after Fermanagh collision

irishtimes 28-NOV-08

Harney played role in Molloy's rise to the top

irish 27-NOV-08

Irish Cancer Society criticises scrapping of vaccine plan

belfasttelegraph 27-NOV-08

Cabinet plan to limit health cover costs for elderly

irishtimes 19-NOV-08

Rights bodies urge help be given to 50 detainees

irishtimes 11-NOV-08

Man is due in court charged with murdering father-of-two

belfasttoday 10-NOV-08

Man (47) due in court on child pornography charges

irishtimes 10-NOV-08

Cervical vaccination plan scrapped

RTERadio 05-NOV-08

HSE confirmed misdiagnoses

belfasttelegraph 04-NOV-08

Cabinet considering new GP fee

RTERadio 29-OCT-08

Protests ahead of medical card vote

RTERadio 22-OCT-08

Medical card income thresholds increased

RTERadio 21-OCT-08

Ex Health Minister urges card rethink

RTERadio 19-OCT-08

Cowen offers compromise in effort to defuse FF medical card revolt

irishtimes 18-OCT-08

FG health spokesman defends position on medical card

irishtimes 18-OCT-08

Limited medical card changes discussed - Harney

irishtimes 16-OCT-08

Nursing home Bill changes method of fee payment

irishtimes 10-OCT-08

PDs meeting postponed

RTERadio 26-SEP-08

Ennis hospital probe for HIQA: Harney

RTERadio 24-SEP-08

PDs should be wound up, says Cannon

RTERadio 17-SEP-08

Grealish to clarify his position with PDs tonight

irishtimes 16-SEP-08

Cannon dismisses reports of PD-FF merger deal

irishtimes 14-SEP-08

Grealish remains 'active member' of PDs

RTERadio 12-SEP-08

Harney announces cervical vaccine programme

irishtimes 05-AUG-08

Nicolas Sarkozy faces anti-EU protests in Ireland

telegraph 22-JUL-08

Harney pleads for time to take legal advice

irishtimes 17-JUL-08

HIQA publishes report on cancer misdiagnosis

belfasttelegraph 15-JUL-08

House calls in Dublin murder inquiry

RTERadio 09-JUL-08

Agency’s concern over high level of secret pregnancies

examiner 08-JUL-08

HSE tells of Drogheda radiology dept review

RTERadio 02-JUL-08

UN health agency creates safety checklist for surgery

Infopak 25-JUN-08

Ireland a thorn in the European Union's side

eirepost 22-JUN-08

Ireland's voters speak

economist 19-JUN-08

Protest over closure of cancer services at hospital

belfasttelegraph 07-JUN-08

The whole EU is watching

RTERadio 06-JUN-08

Man is guilty of father's murder

bbc 29-MAY-08

'Back of envelope' plan for mental hospital criticised

irishtimes 27-MAY-08

New Irish PM Cowen apologises for use of "F" word

themirror 22-MAY-08

Limerick TD declares breast cancer services ‘a time-bomb’

examiner 20-MAY-08

Patients told of radiology case reviews

RTERadio 16-MAY-08

Higgins accuses Refcom of partiality

RTERadio 15-MAY-08

No plans for job cuts at HSE: Harney

RTERadio 15-MAY-08

Cowen's new Cabinet

irishtimes 07-MAY-08

Nurses to consider further industrial action

RTERadio 06-MAY-08

What surprises has Cowen got in store?

sbpost 04-MAY-08

Ban Magic Mushrooms? Dutch Say 'Ya For Sure' Holland is banning hallucinogenic "magic mushrooms" after several accidents, mos

skynews 26-APR-08

A helpful and holistic guide to a little-understood subject

irishtimes 26-APR-08

'Superbug' data to be released - Harney

irishtimes 25-APR-08

Ahern to make final Dáil appearance as Taoiseach

irishtimes 23-APR-08

Consultants due to hold meetings

RTERadio 19-APR-08

Condolence book to open for Hillery

RTERadio 13-APR-08

China and Taiwan in high level meeting

ft 11-APR-08

No Dáil honeymoon for Cowen, vows Gilmore

examiner 10-APR-08

Ahern to resign as Irish premier

bbc 02-APR-08

Bertie Ahern's resignation statement in full

guardian 02-APR-08

Ahern's High Court tribunal case opens tomorrow

irishtimes 31-MAR-08

Poll shows drop in support for Fianna Fail

belfasttelegraph 30-MAR-08

The tearful secretary and the cash scandal that could bring down Ahern

independent 29-MAR-08

Consultants not ready to agree contract

irishtimes 29-MAR-08

Taoiseach's brother criticises Gormley

RTERadio 28-MAR-08

Hanafin to face criticism over education funding

irishtimes 25-MAR-08

Dublin's sharpness brings Cork up to speed

irishtimes 10-MAR-08

Gilmore wants Martin or Harney to go

RTERadio 07-MAR-08

Rate of misdiagnosis significant, says author

examiner 07-MAR-08

Ex-minister warned on cancer services in 2002

irishtimes 06-MAR-08

Pharmacists warn they may not co-operate with HSE

irishtimes 06-MAR-08

Two rescued from fire on North Circular Road

RTERadio 06-MAR-08

39 new Neary victims identified

RTERadio 12-FEB-08

FG to attack Harney on failure in health services

irishtimes 05-FEB-08

Parties disagree on Ahern passport help

RTERadio 31-JAN-08

HSE chief: Offer to hospital consultants ‘final’

examiner 26-JAN-08

Wall Street extends rebound

ft 25-JAN-08

Consultants' contract is final, Drumm warns

RTERadio 25-JAN-08

Cystic Fibrosis beds issue is being tackled, says Drumm

irishtimes 19-JAN-08

PDs urged to pull out of Govt or dissolve

RTERadio 18-JAN-08

Kenny in scathing attack on Government

irishtimes 12-JAN-08

Top doctor slams HSE failure on A&E waiting times

belfasttelegraph 02-JAN-08

Ictu says Ministers' pay pause will not affect talks

irishtimes 12-DEC-07

FF regret at O'Keeffe resignation

RTERadio 29-NOV-07

Govt wins Harney no confidence vote

RTERadio 28-NOV-07

HSE still contacting women for cancer reviews

RTERadio 26-NOV-07

Cancer crisis continues for women at Midlands Hospital

belfasttelegraph 25-NOV-07

'Serious faults' in running of HSE - Gilvarry

RTERadio 25-NOV-07

63 women to attend cancer review

RTERadio 24-NOV-07

Women to be phoned over cancer reviews

RTERadio 23-NOV-07

Harney apology after women get cancer diagnosis

irishtimes 22-NOV-07

Campaigners picket Dáil over Sligo services

irishtimes 21-NOV-07

Public hospitals fail to get top hygiene marks

RTERadio 13-NOV-07

RTE denies censoring cancer doctor

irishtimes 11-NOV-07

1,000 women face lengthy journeys after service axed

examiner 10-NOV-07

Radiologist says she did not fail duty of care

RTERadio 08-NOV-07

Cancer survival hereditary - Swedish study

thelocal 03-NOV-07

Ahern plummets 15% in dismal poll showing

examiner 02-NOV-07

Harney questions lack of hospital porter

RTERadio 02-NOV-07

DERRY SEAGATE OK - FOR NOW - Springtown boss

derryjournal 30-OCT-07

Vatican makes Brady third Irish cardinal

irishtimes 17-OCT-07

Dublin pharmacies stop supplying methadone

RTERadio 15-OCT-07

Saturday, 6 Oct 2007

RTERadio 07-OCT-07

Consultants have reservations about proposals

RTERadio 06-OCT-07

Gilmartin was told Ahern had £15m offshore

irishtimes 28-SEP-07

Certain cancers mean more divorce (AP)

news 27-SEP-07

[ added]: It invades your privacy,

irish 21-JAN-11

[ said]: The reports have been mainly consistent with the expected pattern of adverse effects for the vaccine, as outlined in the product information, and include cases of injection site reactions, malaise, headache, myalgia, fatigue, gastrointestinal symptoms and skin reactions (including urticaria),

herald 30-DEC-10

[-noted that]: But I don't think we have the capacity to bring forward proposals in a matter of weeks.

irishsun 17-DEC-10

[-said]: Clearly we have to legislate, there's no doubt about that,

irishsun 17-DEC-10

[-told]: Clearly we have to legislate, there is no doubt about that,

reuters 16-DEC-10

[-said]: will have to come forward with proposals, but it will take time,

irishsun 16-DEC-10

[said:]: Clearly the bank's ability to pay is very much in doubt given the state of the bank and the huge amount of capital the Exchequer, on behalf of the taxpayer, have had to invest in the bank.

irishsun 14-DEC-10

[said:]: Clearly the bank's ability to pay is very much in doubt given the state of the bank and the huge amount of capital the Exchequer, on behalf of the taxpayer, have had to invest in the bank. 'At a time when the Exchequer is putting a huge amount of capital into AIB, everyone has to be mindful of their responsibilities, and that includes management, the board and the Government.

RTERadio 13-DEC-10

[warned that:]: As cannabis is the drug which is most abused in Ireland, I am reluctant to loosen the controls on its use.

herald 22-NOV-10

[-said]: as soon as possible

irishsun 20-NOV-10

[ said]: We have not asked anybody to do anything,

examiner 20-NOV-10

[said:]: consultants are obliged to meet the terms of their contracts, and it is a matter for hospitals and the HSE to pursue breaches

irishsun 12-NOV-10

[added that:]: this is not the first initiative aimed at reducing numbers.

irishsun 12-NOV-10

[ said]: It is not credible to suggest that the Oireachtas, when it enacted the 1970 Act, intended and expected all services to be provided immediately once a clinical/social need for them had been established,

irishsun 09-NOV-10

[-said]: These are voluntary schemes,

eubusiness 01-NOV-10

[-said]: There is general acceptance of the need to reduce the numbers of management and administrative staff in the health service,

irishsun 01-NOV-10

[-said this]: We have succeeded because even though we are members of the European Union, including now a currency union also, we still retain very substantial freedom to control our political and economic destiny. Our taxation policy, for instance, is decided in Dublin not Brussels.

irish 29-OCT-10

[said:]: It will be somewhere between €600m and €1bn. There is no easy way to take that kind of money out.

irish 19-OCT-10

[said:]: In addition, approximately 5,000 medical cards for persons aged 70 or over were removed from the medical card register in 2009 as part of the HSE's medical card data quality exercise.

herald 19-OCT-10

[-told]: It will be somewhere between 6 (hundred thousand) and a billion. There's no easy way of taking that kind of money out,

irishsun 19-OCT-10

[said:]: Yes. I would love that to be the case.

irishsun 17-OCT-10

[said:]: In requesting the resignation of Mr Philip Lynch as chairman, I made it clear that it is not in the remit of the development board to revisit the Government decision taken on the location of the new hospital

irishsun 16-OCT-10

[said:]: People were discussing very generous donations two or three years ago. I believe those commitments still stand.

irish 12-OCT-10

[ said]: The sums involved are enormous,

irish 11-OCT-10

[added:]: University-based facilities enabled by this collaboration with Covidien will help to ensure that Ireland continues to produce high-quality researchers who can innovate new technologies and design robust scientific research. This ultimately produces the valuable data that furthers patient health and safety.

herald 11-OCT-10

[added:]: University-based facilities enabled by this collaboration with Covidien will help to ensure that Ireland continues to produce high-quality researchers who can innovate new technologies and design robust scientific research.

irishsun 11-OCT-10

[yesterday said:]: financial pressure points

irishsun 06-OCT-10

[said that:]: all decisions regarding the location of services will be taken with patient safety as the priority

irishsun 06-OCT-10

[-said]: have to learn to live within their budget as in every other region

irishsun 30-SEP-10

[said:]: No, I do not.

irishsun 22-SEP-10

[ said]: None of us ever knew that because she never drank in company. She only drank alone,

examiner 11-SEP-10

[ said]: She was the envy of all of us at Trinity College Dublin,

examiner 11-SEP-10

[said:]: the challenge will be to make sure that work practice changes come first, before we begin to affect services to patients

irishsun 08-SEP-10

[said:]: If we go back to 1997, there were predictions made that that coalition wouldn't last long.

irish 02-SEP-10

[ said]: The Irish Medicines Board is currently finalising its investigations in these cases and will make a decision on further action,

herald 30-JUL-10

[ said]: We're talking about a billion euro, we're talking about providing respite care to 5,000 people, and I believe that the money provided can provide that respite care and I expect the organisations to respond,

irishsun 13-JUL-10

[said:]: I’m open-minded about all of them, yes.

irishsun 10-JUL-10

[ said]: Tough decisions will have to be made if there was inappropriate use of public money,

irishtimes 26-JUN-10

[has warned that:]: tough

irishtimes 26-JUN-10

[said:]: The issue is not the number of shops open, but a question of what is sold in those shops.

irishtimes 23-JUN-10

[said:]: Initial analysis indicates that the products ‘whack’ and ‘amplified’ contain new cocaine-type substances. As these substances have anaesthetic effects, they fall within the scope of the medicinal products legislation. These products require a licence, and they do not hold a licence from the Irish Medicines Board or the European Medicines Agency.

irishtimes 23-JUN-10

[-has described this]: Arguments about who did what in the political realm over the past 10 years are not arguments . . . that can be resolved by a commission of inquiry.

irishtimes 22-JUN-10

[-explains]: Michael wanted to be leader after 2002

irish 20-JUN-10

[ says]: I remember being at the funeral of the late Maureen Lynch on the morning of the count of the elections, and we were just hearing the initial results and Michael was with me at that, and obviously we were very disappointed. And for a number of months after that, I think that's when the dialogue took place with ,

irish 20-JUN-10

[ said]: He was rock solid on the cancer control plan and even when there was political pressure to dilute the plan, he did not waver,

irishtimes 16-JUN-10

[said:]: I think the Dail should run its course. The government should not be distracted from economical issues. People are suffering. The task ahead is to see the country returning to growth and raising money. Unfortunately we've had to make serious cutbacks

irishtimes 14-JUN-10

[said:]: I don’t want to deal with the numbers at the moment because we need some clarity.

irishtimes 08-JUN-10

[ said]: I think he is more than aware of what the challenge is and taking it on at a good time in his career,

examiner 01-JUN-10

[ said]: This is a significant step in implementing a modern, reformed system of regulation for the medical profession which will satisfy the public and the profession that medical practitioners are appropriately qualified and competent to practise in a safe manner on a continuing basis,

belfasttelegraph 31-MAY-10

[said:]: We do not believe that this decision will have any negative effect on employment.

irishtimes 28-MAY-10

[added:]: Obviously health costs are rising but we also believe the emphasis on primary care should help to reduce the cost of health insurance.

irishtimes 28-MAY-10

[ added]: The fact that the Government is the owner of the VHI and requires its competitors to transfer resources to the Government’s company means that we don’t have an even playing field,

irishtimes 28-MAY-10

[said:]: it is not proposed to conduct a baseline health survey for the Cork harbour region

examiner 27-MAY-10

[-said]: The Government expects that in the sale process, the injection of State capital will be recovered, with a return also,

irish 27-MAY-10

[ said]: These substances are dangerous and their sale and promotion have caused huge anxiety to families and communities throughout the country,

irish 11-MAY-10

[-said]: This means that the reckless, irresponsible people who have sold and promoted them must safely dispose of every product containing even one of the substances immediately

irishtimes 11-MAY-10

[said:]: The Government's decision to provide additional financial assistance and other services reflects our sympathy for the 32 survivors and their families, whose lives have been so severely affected by this tragedy. The Government pays tribute to them.

belfasttelegraph 27-APR-10

[said:]: The Government’s decision to provide additional financial assistance and other services reflects our sympathy for the 32 survivors and their families, whose lives have been so severely affected by this tragedy. The Government pays tribute to them.

irish 27-APR-10

[ said]: The statistics must be a source of serious concern. However, it is reassuring to know that victims . . . can now access forensic clinical examinations . . . [and] follow-up care delivered by the highly specialist nurses and midwives,

irishtimes 20-APR-10

[insisted:]: a pure one-tier system

irish 15-APR-10

[ said]: There is no immediate concern in relation to the health insurance element,

examiner 31-MAR-10

[said:]: The central and over-riding priority in all aspects of healthcare, in every hospital, at every meeting and in every last detail of administration is the interest of patients.

examiner 12-MAR-10

[ said]: It is completely unacceptable that referral letters from GPs could remain unopened,

irish 11-MAR-10

[ said]: It is reassuring that the overwhelming message from patients was very high levels of satisfaction and confidence in the care they had experienced or were experiencing,

belfasttelegraph 26-FEB-10

[ said]: In relation to acute hospital services, the focus for 2010 will be on managing inpatient care activity levels, delivering a shift to care on a day case basis, where appropriate, and on performance improvements such as same day of surgery admission and minimising length of stay. There will be a particular focus on reducing the current variance across different hospitals for similar procedures,

irishtimes 08-FEB-10

[said:]: The question of introducing specific legislation to ban female genital mutilation remains under review. However, we cannot be specific on a timeframe for this review at this stage.

irishtimes 05-FEB-10

[ said]: There is a very strong link between our two countries, especially in medical education,

irishtimes 23-JAN-10