OVER 20 pupils at a Co Kildare secondary school who contracted a mystery flu-like infection have been hospitalised.

AN independent investigation into the events surrounding the death of a two-year-old Limerick girl after her heart operation was postponed is expected to be completed in late September.

THIS is the price of skimping on essential health services.

INTENSIVE care specialists warned over a year ago of a crisis in services but they say little has been done since to address the issues raised.

Patients who turn up drunk at accident and emergency departments could have to fork out extra for their treatment, Minister for Health Micheal Martin said today.

SEXUALLY abused children are having to wait up to a year to be clinically assessed by specialists, a leading child protection group said yesterday.

POLITICIANS won’t be dropped from the four regional executive bodies set to replace health boards, Health Minister Micheál Martin confirmed yesterday.

HOSPITAL consultants are coming under “unbearable” pressure to discharge patients early to make room for those awaiting admission in accident and emergency units, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association claims.

HEALTH Minister Micheál Martin has said he will free-up 600 hospital beds to help alleviate the crisis in A&E wards.

A MAJOR children’s hospital risks ending up being nothing more than a “glorified health centre”, according to TD Tony Gregory.