A SCHOLARLY tome tracing the history of Irish surgery in the 20th century was launched at University College Cork last night.

PIONEERING heart surgeon Maurice Nelligan backed a fundraising group last night that aims to help fight heart disease.

ENOUGH is enough, it’s time for our Health Minister Mary Harney to resign.

CONSULTANT oncologist Prof John Crown still believes there could have been political interference in last Friday night’s Late Late Show discussion on health issues despite RTÉ insisting “no outside influences” were involved in the decision to drop him from the panel.

Florence Nightingale’s undeviating determination to put her own stamp on nursing, nonetheless, succeeded, not just because of her capacity to use vitriol, charm and manipulation in equal measure, but because she understood the importance of communication.

The daughter of leading heart surgeon Maurice Nelligan has been found dead at an apartment in Dublin city centre.

RETIRED cardiac surgeon Maurice Nelligan insists consultants are not to blame for the unhappy state of Ireland’s health services.

An Irish Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant who claims a producer's mistake cost him tens of thousands of pounds is going back on the show.

The producers of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Have agreed that a contestant who disputed an answer that cost him £93,000 should get a second chance.

An investigation was under way today after claims that a disputed answer to a question cost a contestant £93,000 on the Irish version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?