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Emergency services were called to the scene on Castle Street shortly after 3.30pm on Tuesday afternoon.

'It's really about the cost of being sick, and it's unacceptable that hospitals are raking in €19 million when people are at their lowest ebb'

The radiographer was accused of looking at the teenager in a forward-facing manner whilst her back was against the X-ray board and later inviting her to look at her X-ray while she remained undressed.

Ilankathir Sathivel appeared before a medical inquiry to face a series of allegations over his treatment of a patient at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown

The project had been due to be completed in June, but has been delayed until September.

'It’s still not ready and with it already being delayed 15 times – a 16th time is very possible'

The surgeries were carried out by a surgeon at Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street hospital.

The unprovoked attack changed the lives of Joseph and Patricia Hansard irretrievably, the High Court heard.

She said she wants to avoid the scenes of trolley congestion in hospitals across the country.

The pair discussed north-south co-operation on health and social care issues.

Mary Lou McDonald said the new Children’s Hosptial will be ‘understaffed from day one’.

The Department of Health said patients waiting on trolleys rose from 253 on Saturday to more than 617 on Tuesday.

The 10-floor facility will be located within Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital site.

The Irish Independent claims developer BAM has submitted further construction claims worth €853 million.

The recycling drive was started by three porters and has seen almost €20,000 raised through the recycling of 123,000 bottles and cans

The woman, in her 30s, was found unresponsive in St Patrick’s Street on Sunday evening.

The High Court was previously told that it was 'very clear' the man does not want to go to a nursing home

A medical inquiry found a series of allegations proven against non-consultant hospital doctor, Mohamed Akasha, in relation to false declarations he made to the Medical Council

The hospital was originally scheduled to be completed in 2020 with a budget of €650 million

The Minister for Health said he had asked Bam for more workers to be put on site to help finish the job.

The State’s representative has accused the lead contractor of under resourcing the project.

The projected costs of the National Children’s Hospital have spiralled to €2.2 billion.

A Sinn Féin TD said the Government cannot say the State is being held to ransom over the hospital costs and then ‘wash their hands’ of it.

The Department of Health and construction form BAM clashed over the much-delayed National Children’s Hospital.

In some cases, delays of up to four hours were reported following calls to the National Ambulance Service

Gardaí said the dog has since been destroyed by local veterinary services.

A man presented t0 hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Co Wicklow on Tuesday evening

The apology from the hospital chief executive was read to the High Court on Thursday

The INMO's daily update said 351 patients were waiting in emergency departments, while 89 were in wards elsewhere in hospitals

In 13 instances, weapons such as a walking stick, Zimmer frame, plate, cup, glass, and bottles of urine, were used.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty was being used as ‘a pawn’ by the contractor to extract more public money for the scheme.

The hospital board will tell the Public Accounts Committee that ‘all possible contractual levers are being applied’

Over 3,000 patients have been left waiting on trolleys so far this month

The most overcrowded hospital on Friday was University Hospital Limerick

The €2.2 billion hospital is projected to start treating children in 2025.

The two-car collision happened earlier on Friday on the N56 between Loughanure and Dungloe.

The High Court president made the orders to protect the woman's constitutional right to life.

While no urgent issue was found by paramedics, President Higgins, 82, was taken to a Dublin hospital for follow-up examinations.

Dr Con Murphy spearheaded a series of fundraisers which have enabled an overhaul of the oncology unit at Cork University Hospital.

Close to 370 people were hospitalised by the illness last week.

Internal records said Tallaght University Hospital was dealing with a 'very active and resistant outbreak'

The little girl who is now over six years of age on Friday settled a High Court action against Children’s Health Ireland as a result of the care she received at the A&E of Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin in 2019