Despite the attention focussed on the unnecessary death of Savita Halappanavar by coroner Dr Ciaran MacLoughlin’s revealing Galway inquest, the Ireland portrayed at South Kerry coroner Terence Casey’s quarterly court this week, where five out of six deaths considered were suicides, is a deeply disturbing and dysfunctional place.

The jury at the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar has returned a unanimous verdict of medical misadventure this afternoon.

Praveen Halappanavar has said his wife’s treatment at University Hospital Galway was “horrendous, barbaric and inhuman”.

A verdict from the inquest into Savita Halappanavar's death is expected today, the day when she would have been celebrating her wedding anniversary.

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

A coroner has criticised the amount of information entered in the medicalcharts of Savita Halappanavar after she died.

Hotly disputed remarks that labelled Ireland as a country that denies a termination to seriously ill women who are miscarrying were admitted for the first time yesterday.

A consultant who treated Savita Halappanavar has said she would have started terminating the foetus regardless of a heartbeat if she had been aware of a junior doctor’s note that the patient was suffering from sepsis.

A coroner has criticised the amount of information entered in the medical charts of Savita Halappanavar after she died.

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.

A midwife has apologised for telling Savita Halappanavar who was suffering a miscarriage that she could not have a termination in Ireland because it was a “Catholic thing”.

A friend of Savita Halappanavar confirmed she was present when controversial and disputed remarks were made by a midwife about the inability to carry out a termination at Galway University Hospital because it was a Catholic country.

A friend of Savita Halappanavar has backed up claims that the young dentist was told abortion was not an option because of Catholic teaching.

The husband of Savita Halappanavar has said he has faith in the inquest into his wife's death and hopes it will "get to the bottom of the truth".

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

The husband of an Indian dentist who died after she suffered a miscarriage said his late wife is giving him the strength to fight for the truth.

A coroner has promised the husband of an Indian dentist who died after she suffered a miscarriage in Ireland that her inquest will be transparent and open to public scrutiny.

WITH ace forward Eoin Kelly passed fit following a back injury, Tipperary have named nine of the side that started against Kilkenny in last season’s All-Ireland final for tomorrow night’s opening Allianz NHL game against the champions under lights at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

SCIENTISTS have created an image of how they believe a man whose body was found in a Galway woods three years ago might have looked.