Mark English advanced to the 800m semi-finals by running an impressive 1:48.10 at the European Indoor Championships in Prague yesterday.

Adam McMullen as unable to qualify for the men’s long jump final at the European Indoors in Prague.

Mark English is not shying away from the expectation that will rest squarely on his young shoulders when he leads a dozen-strong Irish challenge at next month’s European Indoor Athletics Championship. 

Mark English wrapped up his preparations for Prague 2015 by taking the Glo Health national indoor 800 meter title in Athlone I.T today.

Athletics: The national indoor championships take place in Athlone this weekend with two headline acts having travelled very different paths to star in the midlands and then, hopefully, on the European stage next month.

The widower of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar will ask the health minister why his wife was allowed to die when they come face to face next month.

The widower of Savita Halappanavar has initiated legal proceedings against health chiefs and his wife’s obstetrician.

Savita Halappanavar’s grieving family is set to take a medical negligence case against the State in response to her tragic death.

Health chiefs have been accused of a lack of respect over the publication of a report into the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar.

The HSE has failed to show its final report into the death of Savita Halappanavar to her widower — despite promises it would be handed over before going to the Cabinet.

Savita Halappanavar had one of the most severe cases of septic abortion ever seen, an inquest has heard.

An inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar has heard that she had one of the most severe cases of septic abortion ever seen.

An obstetrician treating Savita Halappanavar who died in an Irish hospital after she miscarried should have got a second opinion to terminate the pregnancy sooner, an inquest heard.

The widower of Savita Halappanavar who died after she suffered a miscarriage in University Hospital Galway has been overawed by events at her inquest.

Retrospective entries made in the medical records of Savita Halappanavar were not made with the intention of misleading anyone and nothing had been deleted, senior counsel for Galway University Hospital has insisted.

An inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar after she suffered a miscarriage in a Galway hospital will begin today.

The husband of Savita Halappanavar is expected to be the main witness when the inquest into her death gets under way in Galway today.

Difficulty in interpreting the law on abortion was a factor in relation to the care of the late Savita Halappanavar at Galway University Hospital, the HSE draft report into her death says.

Having examined the draft HSE report into her death, the husband of Savita Halappanavar said he is “unhappy” with the HSE investigation.

It is looking increasingly likely that the husband of the late Savita Halappanavar will not meet the HSE inquiry team but will correct any inaccuracies in its draft report into his wife’s death.

The HSE has yet to contact the family of Savita Halappanavar to apologise for, or clarify, how parts of its clinical review into her death were leaked.

Savita Halappanavar’s husband will not receive the report into her death for at least another week — despite draft findings being leaked.

Praveen Halappanavar says he has “trust and faith in justice” and that the truth surrounding the death of his wife Savita will come out.

Medical notes show a senior doctor caring for Savita Halappanavar at a Galway hospital did record a request by her for termination of her pregnancy just days before she died.

“International human rights groups” have contacted the husband of the late Savita Halappanavar and have pledged to help him in his European court battle.

A vigil will be held today at the NUI Galway campus to mark the one-month anniversary of Savita Halappanavar’s death.

The Government will today be told to agree to an independent public inquiry into Savita Halappanavar’s death by Thursday or face a European court battle.

The Government must set up an independent public inquiry, which may include strict time and budget limits to prevent a repeat of the tribunal excesses, if it wants to stop Savita Halappanavar’s death being investigated at European level.

The Government has been warned that merely issuing guidelines on abortion would not have sufficient legal force or satisfy the European Court of Human Rights.

The head of the HSE has paved the way for a separate independent investigation into Savita Halappanavar’s death to run parallel with his organisation’s own controversy-hit inquiry.

It gives me no pleasure to say this, but notwithstanding this horrific tragedy I find the attitude of Mr Halappanavar and that of his solicitor Gerard O’Donnell to be highly unreasonable.

The Taoiseach has been called on to personally intervene and make contact with Praveen Halappanavar to discuss an inquiry into his wife Savita's death after she suffered a miscarriage.

The chairman of the team investigating the death of Savita Halappanavar has been given the authority by the HSE to go to court to seek the release of medical records to assist his inquiry.

Health Minister James Reilly has been urged to scrap the existing HSE inquiry into Savita Halappanavar’s death by asking the Health Information Quality Authority to take over its control.

Praveen Halappanavar’s legal team will today request his wife Savita’s medical records be handed over to the family, and any HSE copies deleted immediately.

The terms of reference of the inquiry into Savita Halappanavar’s death were effectively presented as a fait accompli to the family, according to their solicitor Gerard O’Donnell.

An inquiry into Savita Halappanavar’s death has been thrown into further disarray after the health minister admitted it may be incomplete without her husband’s support.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has appealed for the husband of Savita Halappanavar to meet the chairman of an inquiry into his wife’s death following a miscarriage.

The Government removed three Galway consultants from the inquiry into Savita Halappanavar’s death in a desperate attempt to rescue the investigation — but her family insists it still is not enough.

So, now we have the Government’s response to the Savita Halappanavar scandal: more dither, more delay — resulting in the risk of more dead women.

The solicitor for Savita Halappanavar’s husband says the HSE must have no involvement in the inquiry into his wife’s death.

The HSE has said it is trying to talk to the husband of Savita Halappanavar through his legal team.

Ireland’s constitutional ban on abortion should “continue to be cherished and strengthened”, according to the Catholic bishops.