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

A review of maternity services in the West triggered in part by the death of Savita Halappanavar has been shelved.

A healthcare company is to create 150 jobs over the next three years with an expansion of its services in the west of Ireland.

A healthcare company is to create 150 jobs over the next three years with an expansion of its services in the west of Ireland.