A leading children’s cancer expert has revealed that he has had to go to the courts on a number of occasions to ensure that children receive cancer treatment against their parents’ wishes.

Ireland’s celebrities lined up last night to honour three people for their tireless charity work in Ireland.

THE lives of sick children will be put at risk if plans to build a national children’s hospital in Dublin city centre go ahead.

THE hospital which controversially withdrew from plans for a new children’s hospital is prepared to re-enter talks if health authorities agree to consider a fresh proposal from a private developer on a new site.

DOCTORS at the national centre for treating children with cancer and leukaemia are restricted in carrying out vital investigative work on tumours because they have no MRI scanner.

CHILDREN in need of chemotherapy have been turned away from Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children because of bed and staff shortages.