541 patients are waiting for beds in hospitals around Ireland.

9,015 patients were left waiting for a hospital bed in the month of May.

A man who almost died twice after being stabbed 17 times says he wants to become friends with his attacker after he received a letter of apology from him from prison.

The partner of a man who died from a brain hemorrhage after he was sent home from hospital three times after complaining of headaches has launched a High Court challenge aimed at quashing the result of his inquest.

Cork University Hospital (CUH) has recorded the highest number of patients on trolleys for the second month in a row.

The partner of a man who died from a massive brain bleed after being diagnosed three times in a month with migraine fears other patients with severe headaches could still be at risk.

With 528 patients on trolleys for up to 20 hours awaiting hospital beds, emergency medicine consultants have repeated to HSE chiefs the overcrowding crisis will not be solved without extra doctors, nurses and beds.

A four-month-old baby who was snatched from his mother’s arms by the family dog and savaged died as the result of an accident, an inquest in England concluded.

The master of the Rotunda Hospital has told an inquiry that a doctor under review was right to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy and that conservative management of the case would have put the mother’s life at risk.

Latest: Naas General Hospital has confirmed that its Emergency Department (ED) reopened at 9pm this evening, with the Department now receiving both walk-in attendances and ambulance admissions.

Garda killer Martin McDermott has signed himself into hospital north of the border so gardaí cannot catch up with him.

It’s a bright and breezy name for a fundraising campaign, but the deeper message behind Temple St Children’s Hospital Lemonade & Lollipops appeal is that your generosity can help transform little lives like Ellie Phillips.

Mystery surrounds the exhumation yesterday of what was first believed to be the remains of a child from a Donegal graveyard.

Letterkenny General Hospital yesterday apologised to the husband and three children of a young mother who died of breast cancer after two missed opportunities to diagnose the disease.

An inquiry at the Medical Council heard yesterday about the devastating effects cerebral palsy has had on a 2-year-old boy and his family.

Gardaí are investigating a car rally accident in which a young brother and sister were injured yesterday.

The death of man in his 40s — whose body was found in Tralee, Co Kerry, yesterday — is not being treated as suspicious.

The children of one of Ireland’s most successful businessmen have escalated their ongoing court dispute over his €300m fortune.

A 24-year-old man has died following a crash in Co Kerry.

A top cancer surgeon is to leave his post next month, claiming he no longer has the resources to take care of his patients.

The family of a man who shot himself days after his first experience with a magic mushrooms-type drug has issued a stark warning about the dangers of drugs.

A man being held in connection with the stabbing of a woman in Co Cavan is receiving medical treatment in hospital.

A motorcyclist was killed in a accident in Dublin yesterday.

A father of two who was beaten to death after an argument suffered 31 fractures to his ribs as well as a broken collarbone and breastbone, an inquest heard yesterday.

A man has been airlifted to hospital after he was injured in a fall in Co Kerry this morning.

No intensive care bed could be found in four Irish hospitals for a young mother as she lay at “death’s door” days after an emergency Caesarean section, the inquest into her death has heard.

Health chiefs are awaiting blood test results today on a suspected Ebola case in Donegal after a man who recently returned from Africa died suddenly.

The HSE has confirmed it is currently assessing a suspected case of Ebola in Donegal, after the discovery of a man's body.

It’s the day after the night before and Kieran Hartley is a bit surprised, but more than happy to get a few glances and comments of recognition as he strides through Clonmel.

A woman has been killed and three children are in hospital after a car accident in Co Donegal.

NOBODY says it better than Terry Prone.

A 67-year-old man has died after he was involved in a single-vehicle collision on the main Killarney to Cork road this afternoon, gardaí said.

Flood damage at Letterkenny General Hospital caused by torrential rain has been described as “very serious”.

Irish Water Safety (IWS) has called for compulsory aquatic training for primary school children as part of a long-term strategy to prevent future drowning tragedies.

It has emerged that a man died 500m from a Kildare garda station earlier this month after it took 25 minutes for an ambulance to attend the scene from Naas General Hospital - less than one kilometre away.

John McCririck’s condition is “improving” after he was detained in Cheltenham General Hospital for a second night.

A man in his early 20s is in a serious condition after he was stabbed last night in Co Tipperary.

Seven people were being questioned last night over a gangland-style murder in a Co Tippeary village.

A man in his late 50s has been killed in an industrial accident in County Longford.

A 13-year-old boy who sustained a serious brain injury on a rugby pitch was yesterday continuing to make a good recovery at Cork University Hospital.

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is treating with “extreme seriousness” an alleged assault on the manager of a soccer team playing in an All-Ireland final in Tralee, Co Kerry.