Eilish O'Regan

A young Irish baker has told how she was diagnosed with the genetic condition, often referred to as the “Celtic Gene” after years of unexplained symptoms.

Patients in Ireland are severely ill by the time they are admitted to intensive care, far more so than in other countries where under‑pressure units occasionally operate at more than 100pc capacity, an audit has revealed.

Over 20,000 children are currently on well-documented waiting lists for an assessment of need to determine if they have a disability.

Minister for the Office of Public Works Kevin ‘Boxer' Moran has spoken of his his suicide attempt after he bottled up his emotions for years.

Obstetricians in the Rotunda maternity hospital in Dublin who signed up to a new work contract worth up to €300,000 a year in return for treating only public patients are continuing to treat pregnant women for a private fee, it has emerged.

Lethal virus that spreads via bodily fluids has killed at least 220 people in Africa

Doctor seeks ‘derogation’ in public-only contract as she says demand for private and semi-private obstetric treatment remains high

Disabled people in Ireland are falling victim to “mate crime” where they are befriended and manipulated for exploitation, coercion, abuse, or criminal activity, new research shows.

Hospital consultants who signed up to a contract to only treat public patients were issued with a circular today to not take private fees and told it “must cease immediately.”