Event: HSE scandal

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Should we break it to kids that football will always let them down?

Capping a glittering list of career achievements, Paul Scholes made it onto Liveline this week.

Thu, 20 Sep, 2018

Why do we put up with this farce? - Another IT fiasco in HSE

AT a valedictory dinner organised by cabinet colleagues for Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Finance Minister Michael Noonan at Farmleigh, last week, Mr Kenny made a farewell speech. 

Mon, 12 Jun, 2017

A tragically revealing statement - Garda commissioner besieged

COMMISSIONER Nóirín O’Sullivan’s Saturday statement on the two latest policing scandals may not be as chilling as her predecessor Martin Callinan’s January 2014 “I think it’s quite disgusting” passive-aggressive attack on whistleblowers but it was as misjudged and, tragically, as revealing.

Mon, 27 Mar, 2017

Let’s get real - Another HSE scandal

We’ve got to the stage that criticising the latest HSE scandal is like kicking a man when he’s down — it’s just too easy, too cruel, and ultimately, it seems pointless. The latest scandal involves undiagnosed cancer cases in Wexford General Hospital. An unpublished review has identified around 12 missed cancers, including one probable avoidable death.

Fri, 19 Feb, 2016

Another HSE scandal, another feeble reaction

In a passionate contribution to this week’s Dáil debate around GSOC bugging and garda whistleblowers, independent deputy Mick Wallace described our parliament in less than flattering terms and suggested that public cynicism about our political system is entirely justified.

Sat, 01 Mar, 2014