A charity that provides therapy to children who are victims of sexual abuse is calling for their counselling notes not to be used in criminal trials.

If Savita Halapannavar was given a termination, she may still be alive today, according to the head of the HSE inquiry into the circumstances surrounding her death last year.

Secondary school students across the country are being urged to take part in Aware's Mental Health Programme, "Beat the Blues".

Three maternal deaths were recorded by Cork University Maternity Hospital this year.

A man considered by the DPP to be "a serious threat" to the public has been prevented from being released onto the street today after three days of legal proceedings in as many courts.

A fresh proposal for the National Paediatric Hospital claims it could complete the facility by the second half of 2016, at an overall cost of €420m.

The former policeman whose bus rampage caused the death of a 62-year-old mother was a paranoid schizophrenic who believed he was being pursued by several police forces and intelligence services.

The terrors of binge drinking were highlighted tonight as a leading addiction centre launched it awareness week.

THERE has been a dramatic increase in the number of troubled teenagers presented for counselling with self-harm problems, a support group warned yesterday.