A woman who required a major blood transfusion after a hysterectomy was unable to find out from her doctor whether he had removed her ovaries, a inquiry heard yesterday.

A brave mother was visibly emotional as the closing arguments were made yesterday at a Medical Council inquiry in a case involving a paediatric consultant.

A young mother died of breast cancer after two missed opportunities to diagnose the disease, the High Court heard yesterday.

A paediatric expert has told a Medical Council inquiry the doctor under review failed to provide adequate care to an infant, who now suffers from cerebral palsy.

A music student who suffered a devastating brain injury after her car was rear-ended on the way to a school Christmas carol service has settled her High Court action for €6.8m.

A music student suffered a devastating brain injury after her car was rear-ended on the way to a Christmas carol service five years ago, the High Court heard yesterday.

A senior midwife has said she is 100% certain she told a doctor about the elevated pulse rate of Savita Halapannavar, who died after she suffered a miscarriage at University Hospital Galway.

Crucial evidence from the midwife who cared for Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar as she fell critically ill will not be given to her inquest, it has been confirmed.

An experienced midwife feared Savita Halappanavar was suffering a “septic abortion” when she saw her the morning she fell critically ill.

Praveen Halappanavar will be grateful “to his dying day” to the critical care staff at Galway University Hospital for the care they gave to his wife Savita before she passed away.

The consultant at the centre of the treatment of Savita Halappanavar who died in a University Hospital Galway after a miscarriage has admitted there were system failures in her care.

The consultant at the centre of the treatment of Savita Halappanavar who died in University Hospital Galway after a miscarriage has admitted there were system failures in her care.

A mother whose baby was stillborn after she was transferred 114km, from a Kerry hospital to Cork, in an ambulance that did not have the necessary blood on board, has been awarded €170,000 damages by the High Court.

A farmer has failed in a High Court bid to have a mareva injunction lifted against his 900-acre grain harvest and other assets.

An elderly man whose car crossed on to the wrong side of the road and in collision with another vehicle, resulting in the death of his wife and a child suffering severe spinal injuries, has claimed he is not liable for the accident because a medical ailment caused him to lose control of his car.

THE Medical Council is facing a substantial bill after the High Court yesterday directed it to pay the legal costs of two consultant obstetricians who successfully challenged findings of professional misconduct against them by the council over their 1998 reports on the work of Dr Michael Neary at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.

TRAINER Paul Nolan was yesterday fined €5,000 by the Turf Club Referrals Committee.