The former Master of the National Maternity Hospital says a public inquiry into the death of Savita Halappanavar would be the wrong way to go.

Cathal Magee's departure from the role of HSE Chief Executive is expected to be confirmed in the next hour.

Parents are being urged to ensure children are properly vaccinated after an outbreak of measles in the Cork area.

HSE Chief Executive Cathal Magee as confirmed that some community nursing units may face closure once a review of all facilities is complete.

Outgoing HSE chief Brendan Drumm has said changes which are underway in the health system would deliver improved, but not perfect, child protection services.

The delay in publishing reports into the deaths of two vulnerable children in State care was tonight branded scandalous.

Dr Maurice Hayes is to chair the review into failures at Tallaght hospital.

The Head of the Health Service Executive (HSE) says he does not know if we will ever have an accurate figure on the loss of income for public hospitals from the new consultants' contract.

THE number of MRSA cases shows no sign of falling, despite several initiatives launched by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in recent years to counter the so-called superbug.

THE man who helped identify the victims of British serial killer Fred West by their teeth as well as the victims of the devastating Asian Tsunami will be one of the main speakers at the Irish Dental Association’s (IDA) annual conference which begins in Cork today.