The US report on child sex abuse and cover-ups in Pennsylvania has led to calls to extend time limits for more victims to bring cases to court, writes Bette Browne.

Concern over staff shortages at Mayo University Hospital has prompted midwives to begin industrial action.

The Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway is in crisis today, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

Latest: The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has expressed deep concern after the decision by the HSE to transfer patients out of St Vincent’s Care Centre in Athlone.

Nurses at Galway University Hospital's Emergency Department have voted unanimously in favour of industrial action over overcrowding in the department.

Looking out for your partner is vital, especially when traditional roles blur as couples juggle kids and work, writes Arlene Harris

Ireland’s bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023 would not be damaged if a proposed ban on drinks companies sponsoring sports event was imposed.

Midwives say unsafe staffing levels in maternity units around the country could lead to a repeat of the catastrophic systems failures that claimed the life of Savita Halappanavar.

The equivalent of one person develops a potentially fatal hospital superbug bloodstream infection every four hours, figures revealed after a series of damning health service hygiene reports have shown.

Chris O’Dowd’s tweet put his wife on the spot, writes Arlene Harris.

THE head of the Health Service Executive (HSE) has admitted the ban on staff recruitment is creating difficulties across the health service.

A mother of four who bludgeoned her husband to death and whose children appealed for her not to be jailed for the crime, has been given a five-year suspended sentence at the Central Criminal Court.

A mother of four who killed her husband by bludgeoning him over the head with a hammer 23 times is to be sentenced for his manslaughter today.

A 56-year-old mother of four was today cleared of her husband's murder by reason of diminished responsibility, following just 30 minutes of deliberations by the jury.

The jury in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her husband with a hammer has been instructed that the only verdicts open to them are guilty of murder, or guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.

The daughter of a woman accused of murdering her husband of 32 years at their Co Laois home, has told the trial that her earliest memory is seeing her father point a shotgun at her mother and threaten to “blow her head off.”

A mother-of-four accused of murdering her husband in Co Laois two years ago told gardaí that he assaulted her on their wedding night, and the abuse continued throughout their 32-year marriage.

THE Mahon Tribunal is paying out more than three-quarters of expenses and costs being claimed by third parties, according to bills settled so far with individuals and companies.