A man has been arrested following a serious incident in the south Longford area last night.

A woman has died in a car crash in Co Laois.

Two brothers are facing a possible return to jail next week over allegations of contempt of court orders not to interfere with a Revenue appointed receiver's efforts to sell lands and property as part of efforts to recover a €4.97m judgment against one of them over unpaid taxes.

The widow of a man who fell out of his bed while in respite care and later died has settled her High Court action against the HSE.

Gardaí said they are "investigating all the circumstances" surrounding the man's death and are not seeking anyone else in relation to the incident.

Two of the occupants of the car were seriously injured in the single-vehicle crash.

The HSE has refused to disclose the outcome of a process set up to determine accountability regarding a number of avoidable baby deaths at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise.

The pedestrian, in his 30s, was struck on the N4 near Mullingar, Co Westmeath.

31% of players admitted to modifying their faceguard in some way, according to a study.

Latest: Hospital projects across the country are under review because of the rising cost of the National Children's Hospital.

A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a father-of-one in Athy, Co Kildare.

There are 509 people on trolleys across the country this morning.

John’s youngest son improvises on Mother’s Day and makes a card instead for his dad, while his classmates make cards for their mums.

A man has been killed in a workplace accident in Mullingar.

A father and son have appeared in court in relation to an aggravated burglary which occurred early in the morning on Sunday and resulted in two victims being hospitalised.

The number of people waiting to be admitted to hospital has jumped by almost 70 in a single day, according to the latest report from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

Almost 400 people are waiting to be admitted to hospitals across the country today.

A number of doctors failed to present for work at emergency departments (EDs) yesterday in protest at a HSE directive intended to cap the pay of locums.

A 31-year-old man made a string of apologies when charged over a crime spree in Co Laois after a petrol station was raided, a woman’s life threatened, a gun fired and a van hijacked.

Gardaí have arrested two men and a teenager in connection with an aggravated burglary earlier this month in Co.Tipperary.

Midwife-led care which allows normal labours to take their own course are as safe, and cheaper, than consultant-led care, writes Victoria White.

Latest: The elderly victim of an aggravated burglary in Co. Tipperary and his wife have been named locally.

Nurses have threatened to disrupt the health service if the Government fails to address demands for pay parity with other health professionals in upcoming talks.

Update - 2pm: Three teenagers have appeared in court charged in connection with a stabbing incident in Longford Town on St Patrick's Day.

An x-ray report found in a department store, a cancer patient’s chart left on the roof of a car before driving away, and a child’s mental-health records accidentally faxed to Bank of Ireland.

The Government has systematically failed to address underlying problems leading to the overcrowding crisis at emergency departments, says the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine (IAEM).

A male cyclist in his 70s has been killed in a crash in County Westmeath.

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Governance of the entire Irish maternity service was called into question on Twitter in the aftermath of an RTÉ programme examining perinatal deaths at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.

A building company has been fined €250,000 for breaching construction regulations which resulted in the collapse of wall at a Longford DIY store three years ago, killing two men and injuring two others.

A woman was allegedly put on chemotherapy treatment for cancer by a nurse despite her insistence she should be seen by a doctor first, the High Court heard.

The HSE has been criticised for admitting 21 children to an adult acute psychiatric unit where more than half the staff did not have up-to-date training in Children First, the national guidance for safeguarding children.

The parents of a baby who died six days after his birth said they are still waiting for answers from the HSE.

Nurses are to press ahead with two-hour strikes at seven of the country’s busiest hospitals next Tuesday after talks to avert the stoppages broke down.