The HSE whistleblower who uncovered the foster care abuse scandal has held a “lengthy, constructive, and positive” meeting with HSE director general Tony O’Brien in a bid to ensure the issue is finally addressed.

Pro-life advocates have described as "crass and unseemly" attempts to repeal the constitutional ban on abortion in light of the heartache generated by the case of a pregnant woman on life support.

The High Court has ruled that doctors may turn off the life support for a clinically dead pregnant woman

The Irish Examiner recently published an article stating that the HSE spent more than €2.5m on cosmetic procedures such as face lifts, nose jobs and eyelid/lip excisions since 2009.

As someone who has recent experience fighting to get (and then fighting to keep) a discretionary medical card for a very sick family member, I found the letter from Paul Connors, National Director of Communications HSE (Letters, Nov 16), quite disingenuous.

Your recent article (Nov 11), ‘Parents rally over withdrawal of vital Supports,’ said the HSE had insisted that there had been “no alteration in the guidelines” for the allocation of medical cards.

Ken Tucker, 80 years young, last week landed a fine 17.2lb salmon on Kents, at the Blackwater Lodge Fishery.

MILITARY documents uncovered at the United Nations have undermined the Irish Army’s version of how three Irish peacekeepers were killed in the Lebanon in March 1989.

A SIGNAL from the Health Service Executive (HSE) that it may hand over nursing and home care responsibilities to the private sector will serve to further destabilise and undermine the sector, a campaigning charity has warned.

THE HSE investigation into the Cork University Hospital (CUH) Foundation charity is specifically examining how donated money was spent and whether expenditure was subject to any checks, controls or guidelines.

CELEBRITY lawyer Gerald Kean has not received answers to any of his questions he asked about the state of the health service more than three months ago.

I WELCOME the reassurance given by Paul Connors, HSE director of communications, in his letter headlined ‘HSE assurance on supply of medicines’ (July 22).

IN his letter (July 16), Michael Mernagh expressed concerns that his “life-saving medicines might be withheld”. The HSE wishes to reassure Mr Mernagh, and others who avail of the state’s drugs scheme, such as the medical card scheme and the long-term illness scheme, that access to medicines will continue regardless of any disruption to the service from August 1.

MORE used to gracing its covers than writing for it, celebrity lawyer Gerald Kean has chosen social magazine RSVP as the forum for his questions about the state of the health service.

CELEBRITY lawyer Gerald Kean is to turn down an offer of a face-to-face meeting with senior Health Service Executive officials to grill them about the manner in which the health service is run.

IT is interesting to note the HSE, under its new communications strategy, is seeking advice from Gerald Kean (April 29).

CELEBRITY lawyer Gerald Kean, invited by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to grill its top managers, believes he was approached because he is an outspoken critic of the health service — and not because he “likes a good party”.

WHY patients spend hours on trolleys and whether the Pope is a Catholic are rhetorical questions to which few expect answers.

IN response to the letter from Edward Lynch (March 17), I would like to point out to him that the HSE has not spent €51 million on public relations services or “spin doctors,” as was inaccurately reported in a headline in the Irish Examiner (February 24).

THE union representing the Defence Forces wants random drugs testing abandoned because they claim it treats everyone as a suspect.

SUMMERTIME might have finally arrived yesterday but the living was far from easy for one group of youths at Wicklow.

Defence Minister Michael Smith, will today launch the Force's largest-ever media and promotional campaign in an effort to get more people to sign up.

The Emergency Response Unit was called out last night to defuse a live grenade found at a house in Dunmanway in Co Cork.

A group of armed militia were involved in an incident with Irish troops in East Timor earlier today.

Troops have been called in as the Government activates a tough anti-foot-and-mouth regime.