The cheer that raised the rafters of Triskel Christchurch at 2.26pm yesterday was spontaneous and effortless, unlike the painstaking effort it took to get there in the first place.

A major study is showing promise in the fight against a form of breast cancer that's hard to treat.

An Irish scientist has made a significant breakthrough towards treating one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer.

Irish scientists believe they may have developed a drug to treat a deadly form of breast cancer.

Tributes have been paid to a respected doctor who died in a boating accident.

An open letter by a woman pleading for expert cancer care for her seriously ill husband has been sent to Health Minister, Simon Harris.

Minister for Health Simon Harris yesterday appealed to the manufacturers of two cancer drugs to show “compassion” by continuing to provide the medicines, while they are under review, to patients who need them.

Patients who could die because of new cancer drug delays have to take a less effective medication that is just as expensive, a leading oncologist has claimed.

Medical experts are calling for a major overhaul of research into metastatic breast cancer — the most advanced stage of the disease, which leaves women feeling isolated and helpless.

Former Tánaiste Michael McDowell says the failure of Enda Kenny’s government to reform the Seanad is “deeply regrettable”.

Outgoing senator John Crown has said he is walking away from political life because of a failure to reform the Upper House.

I have great respect for people like Feargal Quinn and John Crown who have used the Seanad for progressive legislation. 

Smoking in cars where children are present will be outlawed from January 1 with offenders facing fixed fines of €100 and tougher penalties if caught breaking the new law by gardaí.

A surgeon has criticised hospital managers for not having the courage to speak up when things go wrong.

Politicians ignored problems in maternity hospitals for years, a medical expert has told the Oireachtas health committee.

The Department of Health says it continually monitors the HPV cervical cancer vaccine following concerns about possible adverse reactions. Some 861 cases have now been reported to the health authorities.

An alliance of doctors, HSE experts, youth leaders,and campaigners are backing an Oireachtas Health Committee report on the forthcoming Alcohol Bill.

A leading oncologist and Senator has called for a 99% tax on the profits of tobacco companies.

Electronic cigarettes would be banned from restaurants, bars, and workplaces and made illegal for under-18s, under proposed laws.

ANYONE who has watched a loved one or a friend die a slow, lingering and dignity-destroying death because of illness brought about by smoking will have - rightly - a hard, unsympathetic attitude towards the companies who sell tobacco or anything that sustains the culture of smoking.

Electronic cigarettes would be banned from bars, restaurants and workplaces and made illegal for under-18s, under proposed new laws in Ireland.

A bill aimed at regulating the sale and marketing of e-cigarettes is being launched this morning.

The State Claims Agency resolved 487 clinical negligence claims last year costing €69.6m, an Oireachtas committee has been told.

Ireland has the third highest rate of cancer deaths in the EU and unless people begin to change their lifestyles it could get a whole lot worse.

Senior health officials have insisted Ireland can cope with an ebola outbreak — despite doctors warning of glaring gaps in our defences against the lethal virus.

Overcrowding in hospital emergency departments (ED) is a major concern for doctors making plans to deal with suspected ebola cases.

A patient group representing children with life-limiting conditions has warned that Ireland is "back to where we were at the very start" of the medical card crisis due to the Government’s expert panel findings.

Nine months after the Seanad was saved, we’re still wondering why it was retained, writes Prof Gary Murphy

If our children are our future, we could be in real trouble unless we face up to some unpalatable facts. More than a quarter of Irish children are now overweight or obese, double the figure of 15 years ago.

If our children are our future, we could be in real trouble unless we face up to some unpalatable facts. More than a quarter of children are now overweight or obese, which is double the figure of 15 years ago.

The health insurance system should be changed to force people who smoke to pay more for coverage instead of targeting older people, a cancer expert has claimed.

Politicians, many of whom admitted to being heavily lobbied by prospective adoptive parents, have locked horns with children’s rights groups and the Adoption Authority over the sharp drop in children available for intercountry adoption.

Health Minister James Reilly has agreed to fasttrack legislation to ban people smoking in cars carrying children after the Seanad passed the statute some two years after the initiative began.

A Government report into the needless deaths of newborn babies at Portlaoise Hospital has been described as “reeking of whitewash” by a leading senator and doctor.

SO, it’s come to this: ministers handed out tablets to keep the media awake at the latest smugtastic Government announcement about very little.

Hospitals and doctors are fraudulently claiming millions of euro from insurers for non-existent treatment of patients in their care.

A senator has claimed women died after being denied access to lifesaving drugs when a cancer research programme was shut down by St Vincent’s Hospital.