Two Irishmen will cycle across 28 countries and three continents to raise money for CMRF Crumlin and the Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation.

Two people have been killed and a boy is being treated for serious injuries after three separate crashes over the last 24 hours.

The 9-year-old was cycling his bike on a minor road at Heathfield, Pollagh when he was hit by a car at around 2pm yesterday.

A mother-of-three and occupational therapist who died in tragic circumstances in Mayo last Friday was known for her loving and caring nature both in her personal life and in in the workplace, her family has indicated.

Transition year students at St Colman's in Fermoy, Co Cork recorded a version of "Lean on Me" which they released last year.

A Dublin woman has said her autistic son is now homeless in hospital because the HSE have not housed him in residential care.

A Dublin mother whose emotional Facebook appeal has now been viewed over 60,000 times has called on the HSE to act now to provide "nothing more" than the desperate care her son needs, writes Ciara Phelan.

A county Louth family says their dream of seeing their toddler walk has been shattered because of a delay in accessing surgery.

Update 7pm: Sinn Féin says the HSE's stated aim of bringing down scoliosis surgery wait times to four months is unlikely to be met by the end of the year.

A young woman has been hailed a "hero" after keeping a 12-year old boy alive after his heart stopped working.

Major investment is needed to make Dublin's Crumlin Children's Hospital the centre for heart operations in Ireland, according to an expert report.

Crumlin Children's Hospital says it responded promptly when serious concerns were identified over a doctor's competency.

Gardaí say four people have been taken to hospital following a housefire in Dublin.

Four teenage girls are being treated in hospital this morning after an aerosol exploded in a house in Drogheda, Co Louth yesterday afternoon.

The HSE has ordered hospitals and other groups to stop top-up payments to more than 130 people.

Donal Walsh's father is joining some of his former schoolmates in beginning a walk in his memory today.

The board of Crumlin Children's Hospital has said that no charity donations have been used to pay it's CEO.

A vigil is underway outside Crumlin Children's Hospital in protest at the removal of medical cards.

Clare Senior Hurlers visited Crumlin Children's Hospital this morning with the Liam MacCarthy Cup ahead of their Homecoming celebrations in Ennis tonight.

A young boy remains in hospital in Dublin following a serious road accident in Cork yesterday evening.

A three-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital following a serious collision in Cork earlier this evening.

Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin has apologised to 18 families who were wrongly identified as being at the centre of a contamination scare over a medical scope.

The father of the late inspirational teenager Donal Walsh, who campaigned against youth suicide while battling cancer, has called for the National Children's Hospital to be fast-tracked.

A seven-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he fell into a flooded river in Co Cork.

Dust and dirt on surfaces, soiled bedpans, worn and damaged furniture, black residue in shower areas and blood stains in various locations were among the findings in a series of unannounced hospital inspections.

Mobile phone operators 3G Ireland and Meteor as well retailer Carphone Warehouse have admitted breaking data protection regulations by sending unsolicited text messages and “spam” emails to customers.

The Office of the Ombudsman has revealed that 2011 was its busiest year ever as it received more than 3,600 complaints, according to the annual report which has been presented to the Dáil and Seanad.

Co-location must remain the top priority in deciding the site for the new National Children's Hospital, according to one of the country's top consultant cardiologists.

A leading oncologist has said that the new National Children's Hospital should be built at St James's Hospital in Dublin, and not at the Mater.

A trial has heard that a 34-year-old man accused of murdering his fiancee's baby consoled his crying partner when doctors told them the infant was brain dead.

A senior consultant has raised concerns that the level of paediatric services in Ireland is not adequate.

Health Minister James Reilly has announced the make-up of the review group to consider the decision of an Bord Pleanála to refuse planning permission for the National Children's Hospital.

One of the country's largest building companies, Bowen Construction, has today gone into liquidation.

Gardaí in Longford are questioning two 21-year-old men after a 12-year-old girl was seriously injured in a house fire in Longford Town.

A 12-year-old girl has been seriously injured in a housefire in Longford.

THE first heats in the 2010 Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby will be run at Shelbourne Park tonight and a sensational start looks on the cards with many of the leading fancies in action.

A two-year-old girl in urgent need of open heart surgery is to have her life-saving operation next week.

The chief executive of the HSE has told an Oireachtas committee that Crumlin Children's Hospital is in difficulty because it has failed to make non-frontline savings.

Health Minister Mary Harney has defended the cuts being made in hospital budgets, saying no country in the world has unlimited resources for healthcare.

An independent report dealing with the removal of the wrong kidney from a patient at Crumlin Children's Hospital in Dublin has been published today.

More than 100 jobs are to be axed at Crumlin Children's Hospital in a bid to cut costs, trade union Impact claimed tonight.

A team of experts from one of the worlds leading children's hospitals is to carry out an investigation into how the wrong kidney was removed from a child at Crumlin Children's Hospital in Dublin, it was confirmed this afternoon.

The Dublin coroner is to investigate the tragic death of a three-year-old Co Fermanagh girl who died in hospital last night after suffering extensive burns when her nightdress caught fire before Christmas.

Minister for Health Mary Harney has been heckled today by protestors angry at the plan to locate a new National Children's Hospital on the site of the Mater Hospital in Dublin.