Every year, around 150,000 children walk through the doors of the children's hospital and some of them got to meet with Ryan who loved telling stories and making jokes with them.

The incident occurred at around 2pm when the boy was struck by a car while cycling on a minor road at Heathfield in Pollagh.

A hospital has unreservedly apologised in the High Court to a 52- year old woman who was given the incorrect 'normal' diagnosis for a breast cancer gene test nine years ago but is now seriously ill with ovarian cancer.

Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin is to review all transcriptions of a cancer gene test after what it believes was a "transcription error" in one case.

The mother of a terminally ill girl has pleaded for help to find a home where she can bring her daughter and hold onto her for "as much as she can" for "whatever weeks, months or years" that she has left with her.

The three-year old girl who was allegedly assaulted on Saturday passed away yesterday after her life support was switched off.

Latest: A fire which has left a mother and three young children in hospital is now being treated as suspicious, according to investigating Gardaí.

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The family of a 13-year-old girl who suffered anaphylactic shock and died are seeking information into the cause of her death.

Act Up!, an acting class group, are putting on a completely improvised show in aid of charity.

A three-year-old boy who fell from a building in Offaly yesterday remains in hospital this morning.

Horse Sport Ireland last night rubbished speculation that the show jumping horse MHS Going Global is ineligible to represent Ireland in the Olympics.

Telecommunication companies Virgin Media Ireland and Meteor Mobile have avoided criminal convictions for over-charging customers.

A dental expert is warning that "people's imaginations have got the better of them" when it comes to babies' teething problems.

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

The future of children's cardiac surgery at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital is in serious doubt.

It has been claimed that nearly a third of Irish parents use over-the-counter medicine to get their child to sleep.

A man in his 30's has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Dublin that has left a six-year-old boy in a serious condition.

Up to 30% of Irish patients are not taking enough of their prescriptions to cure them or relieve their symptoms.

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 Kerry teenager Donal Walsh fought back tears yesterday as he described the "shocking" conditions at Our Lady's Hospital in Crumlin which his son and the family endured for four torturous years.

Bus Éireann has today lost its claim that it should not be held vicariously liable for an assault committed on a cyclist by one of its drivers.

A child is in hospital in Dublin after falling from an apartment window.

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

Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin in Dublin has today apologised to the family of a two-year-old haemophiliac boy who died following an operation that was meant to transform his life.

A major conference is being held in Farmleigh, Co. Dublin, today to discuss the problem of childhood obesity.

A teenager who missed a liver transplant operation earlier this summer because of botched transport plans is undergoing surgery today in London.

A dedicated 24-7 air ambulance service is to operate from Dublin Airport from tomorrow.

The Health Service Executive has confirmed a number of curtailments to paediatric services in the Louth - Meath hospital division.

The woman and her son who died in a crash in Co Louth yesterday afternoon have been named as 35-year-old Leontina Covaci and nine-year-old Ezacheal Covaci of Rivervale Grove in Dunleer.

Two 21-year-old men have been charged in connection with last Thursday night's house fire in Longford, in which a girl was injured.

Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin has confirmed its Emergency Department is no longer giving general medical advice over the telephone.

A protest is getting underway outside Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin in Dublin.

A second demonstration is to be held at Government Buildings in Dublin today, in protest against the cutbacks to services at Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin.

The plight of Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin is back in the spotlight this weekend.

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children is seeking an urgent meeting with the head of the HSE to discuss the future of Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin.

LAST December, days after their daughter Holly's first birthday, parents Martin and Mary O'Keeffe noticed a small swelling on the side of their daughter's eye.

A 12-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being knocked down by a bus in Co Wicklow yesterday.

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 young child has had the wrong kidney removed following a surgical error at one of Ireland's leading hospitals.

Gardaí were tonight continuing to investigate an horrific car crash in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford which claimed the lives of two young schoolgirls aged six and nine, and left two in critical conditon in hospital.

The Health Service Executive says it is disappointed that Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin has decided not to be integrated into the planned new National Children's Hospital.