Organisation: Departments of Health and Justice

80 year old woman's fear of being "hammered to hell" by paramedics is terrifying her in her final years

A lack of legal clarity around 'do not resuscitate' orders and other types of living wills has forced an elderly woman to plaster her hallway with copies of her advanced healthcare directive writes Claire O'Sullivan

Mon, 07 Nov, 2016

Kathleen Lynch to fight “tooth and nail” to deliver on promises

I AM not in this for the title, and most definitely it’s not for the glory. Let’s be honest, what glory is there?”

Wed, 08 Jan, 2014

Speculation growing over publication of final Mahon report

Speculation is mounting that publication of the long-awaited final report of the Mahon Tribunal is imminent.

Wed, 21 Mar, 2012

Andrews: All clergy should volunteer for vetting

ALL clergy working with children should volunteer for Garda vetting in the wake of the clerical sex abuse scandal in Cloyne, Minister for Children Barry Andrews has said.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2009

Men mostly to blame for domestic abuse is a totally discredited theory

IN your editorial (May 17) you commented on the criticisms by some women’s groups of the new body being set up by the Government to deal with domestic violence.

Fri, 25 May, 2007

Nurses call for sex assault report to be implemented

THE Irish Nurses’ Organisation (INO) has called on Tánaiste and Health Minister Mary Harney to implement recommendations to overhaul the treatment of victims of sexual assault.

Sat, 25 Mar, 2006

Government spent €250m on private consultants

THE Government has spent at least a quarter of a billion euro of taxpayers’ money on outside consultants, it was revealed last night.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2005

Male victims of domestic abuse

THE National Crime Council (NCC), in association with the ESRI, recently published the first large-scale study of the nature, extent and impact of domestic abuse against women and men in intimate partner relationships.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2005

Government to launch register of drug deaths

Cormac O’Keeffe

Tue, 01 Feb, 2005

Departments split over proposed mental hospital move to prison site

A SPLIT has emerged between the Departments of Health and Justice over the future location of the Central Mental Hospital (CMH).

Thu, 11 Nov, 2004

Freedom of information is the last thing these manipulators want

NOBODY should be surprised that the Government is contemplating a revision of the Freedom of Information Act because information obtained under the Act has already exposed this Government as lying and manipulative.

Sat, 15 Feb, 2003

We must not tolerate cuts deception

DURING the election campaign Charlie McCreevy, the Minister for Finance, denied that the Government was aware of impending cost overruns and was planning to cut back on spending.

Tue, 06 Aug, 2002

Rape crisis network calls for funding

The National Rape Crisis Network has called for urgent funding to conduct

Thu, 19 Jul, 2001

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