A 53-year-old woman has been left counting the cost of eating shiitake mushrooms at an Asian restaurant here.

An elderly man is in critical condition in hospital after a hit-and-run in Co. Galway.

Investigations are continuing into the deaths of an elderly couple in County Mayo.

A five-year-old boy who suffered a shoulder injury during birth at University College Hospital Galway has settled his action against the HSE for €650,000.

The Psychiatric Nurses Association and the HSE are to recommence talks at the LRC over the row at University College Hospital Galway.

Psychiatric nurses at University College Hospital Galway will begin their work to rule today.

Almost 9,000 patients were left on trolleys in hospitals around the country following admission last month, making it the worst March for a decade in terms of patient-trolley numbers.

The brutal assault Anna Ilnicka suffered has had a shattering effect on her life.

Gardaí are investigating a fatal road accident which took place at Labane, Ardrahan, Co Galway last Monday.

The decision by a surgeon to ‘clip’ a woman’s fallopian tube without her consent has been described as “quite extraordinary” by a medical expert.

A woman has described waking up from an operation to find both her fallopian tubes had been “clipped” without her consent.

Some members of staff at the hospital where Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar tragically died in October, 2012 are still on sick leave.

The health minister has been urged to halt a change of name for the group of public hospitals in the west.

A woman in her 70s has died following a traffic accident in Co Roscommon in which four cars and a truck were involved.

Anyone serving food to a member of the public should be trained in the Heimlich manoeuvre, a coroner has urged.

A man described as a "major criminal" has been questioned by gardaí in connection with a fatal hit-and-run which left a woman dead as she crossed a road on a green pedestrian light.

A man in his 20s has been arrested after a serious assault in County Galway this weekend.

An investigation is underway after a man was seriously assaulted in county Galway over night.

A cyclist was pronounced dead shortly before 2am this morning following a road accident in Co Galway yesterday evening.

The hospital a first-time mum chooses for the delivery of her child is likely to have a huge bearing on whether the infant is born naturally or by caesarean section, according to new birth statistics.

A mentally ill patient with a persistent choking problem was denied access to essential speech and language therapy as the HSE did not have a service for adults in mental health facilities.

The findings of the probe into Savita Halappanavar’s death provoked alarm across the political spectrum.

A man in his 60s has died in a crash in Co Galway.

The number of people waiting for a first-time appointment to see a hospital consultant in an outpatient department is headed towards 400,000, including more than 12,000 people who are waiting more than four years.

Nearly one fifth of consultant posts in the country’s hospitals are vacant or being covered by locums, temporary employees, or part-time staff.

The Taoiseach is to keep a closer eye on the Department of Health in 2013 after a disastrous year for its minister, James Reilly.

As a nation we have great difficulty with the idea of truth.

A man in his 60s is in a critical condition in hospital after he was struck in a suspected hit-and-run accident in Co Galway.

A man remains in a critical condition after receiving 80% burns on his body after his Halloween costume caught fire in a nightclub in Galway City on Wednesday night.

Post mortems are to be carried out on the two children killed tragically in Co Galway yesterday afternoon.

A man has been airlifted to hospital - after becoming ill while on board a fishing vessel.

Gardaí investigating a fatal road traffic collision at Claretuam, Galway yesterday are looking for witnesses of the incident, which involved three cars and a van.

If you have ever felt tired the morning after the night before, you might be relieved to learn that even a small amount of alcohol disrupts your sleep.

Two people have been arrested after a stabbing incident in Galway city.

The non-attendance of about 35,000 outpatients for appointments in two Galway public hospitals last year has contributed to the largest waiting list in the country.

Two hospitals in Galway have been fined a total of €1.2m due to their patient waiting times.

One of the country’s best-known psychiatrists, who was also a talented musician and singer, has died a short time after being struck by a car while out walking.

A 21-year-old woman has been killed in a car crash in Co Galway, gardaí said.

A 40-year-old man has died and another man is injured following a crash in Tuam, Co Galway last night.

SHE could have been sooo last year, but half a minute made all the difference in turning baby Amelie Rose into this year’s newest headline grabber.

THE development of the new National Children’s Hospital, due to open in 2016, will not be contingent on charitable donations, Health Minister Dr James Reilly said yesterday.

Gardaí in Galway are investigating a road crash that killed a 19-year-old woman last night.

Nurses say overcrowding in the emergency department at University College Hospital Galway is reaching crisis point.