The Madden report into the retention of children’s organs by hospitals will be published tomorrow, the Tánaiste Mary Harney said today.

PUBLICITY-hungry junior minister Ivor Callely’s office ran up a photography bill three times as big as that of his Cabinet boss while he was at the Health Department.

Taxpayers are being hit twice by the Government’s wanton waste, the Labour Party said today as it stepped up the pressure over expensive public projects which have failed to deliver services.

THE Government should own up when it gets things wrong, Finance Minister Brian Cowen told the Árd Fheis.

The Tánaiste Mary Harney's performance as Minister for Health has been rated as "poor" by 56% of voters in an online poll conducted by the health-oriented website www.irishhealth.com.

TÁNAISTE Mary Harney yesterday warned doctors would forgo benchmarking payments if the new, doctor-only medical cards are not issued.

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Tánaiste Mary Harney are due to attend a meeting of the British-Irish Council on the Isle of Man today.

THE idea that the new “doctor-only” medical card will alleviate the financial burden on those with low incomes is “total and absolute nonsense”, the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) said yesterday.

Health, transport and childcare will dominate the agenda this weekend as 600 Progressive Democrats delegates gather in Cork for their annual conference.

Up to five million people, including scores of world leaders, have gathered in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will join President Mary McAleese at the head of the Irish delegation to the funeral of Pope John Paul II in Rome, it emerged today.

The Tánaiste Mary Harney is due to appear before the Oireachtas health committee today to answer questions about her plans to improve accident and emergency services.

THE Government was split last night over the possible release of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe’s killers as part of a comprehensive deal on the North that may be secured on Wednesday.

The Government is to renege on a promise made to the United Nations to meet overseas aid targets by 2007, it was confirmed today.

The Minister for Health, Tánaiste Mary Harney, has indicated that she is reviewing the plans to build a new Mater hospital in Dublin.

The new Minister for Health, Tánaiste Mary Harney, is coming under pressure to make a statement on the deferral of cardiac operations at Our Lady’s hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin.

A team of medical professionals will make a second inspection of Cavan General Hospital to ensure problems have been addressed, it was confirmed tonight.

The new Minister for Health, Tánaiste Mary Harney, has said there is no reason why Ireland can not have a world class health service.

Micheál Martin is today expected to take up the portfolio of Enterprise Trade and Employment in a direct swap with Tánaiste Mary Harney, according to the Evening Echo.

The Green Party’s participation in a future coalition government should not be taken for granted, party leader Trevor Sargent insisted today.

The Government must act immediately in light of a damning report which highlights gaps in Ireland’s arms export laws, it was claimed today.

A group appointed to review Ireland’s industrial policy has urged the Government to focus more on training, research and development in order to maintain economic competitiveness in an enlarged EU.

THE Progressive Democrats will not enter into an alliance with Sinn Féin on any local council, Tánaiste Mary Harney said yesterday.

Ireland is now the most entrepreneurially active country in the EU and to the fore in Europe as a whole, according to the Irish Report of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor for 2003.

Tánaiste Mary Harney is due to begin a five-day trade visit to the United States later today.

THE advert in the local newspaper promised good jobs in Ireland.

TÁNAISTE Mary Harney last night rejected fresh accusations of announcing 2,600 "phantom" jobs to win seats for the Government before the last general election.

WE are an association of older people, whose deepest wish as we grow older is to retain our independence and, with the support of “needs-led and person-centred” health and social care, to live out life’s journey in our own homes.

THOUSANDS of immigrants will vote in June’s local elections, the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) predicted yesterday.

BIOTRIN International, one of Ireland’s new generation of innovative healthcare companies from the biotechnology sector, is the DHL Exporter of the Year 2003.

The number of work permits being issued to non-nationals is on the up.

WAS it a Budget that Charlie McCreevy produced on Wednesday?

THE Progressive Democrats refuses to accept non-EU citizens as party members despite the fact that all resident immigrants, including asylum seekers and refugees, can vote in local elections.

The Youth Council has lashed out at Tánaiste Mary Harney over her stance on EU proposals to fund embryonic research.

TÁNAISTE Mary Harney visited the hospital bedside of her top political adviser, Dr Maurice Roche, over the weekend, as he remained in a critical condition following a tragic horse riding accident.

Increased competition and quality employment is a cornerstone to Ireland's future economic growth according to Statement of Strategy issued today.

SIPTU's Dublin Food Branch Official, Brendan Carr has said Tánaiste Mary Harney should put in place greater support mechanisms for indigenous industries - especially in the more traditional sectors of the economy.

Infineon Technologies AG of Germany, a leading company in the worldwide semiconductor industry, is to establish a Customer Logistics Management Centre at its existing premises at Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin.

More than 100 scientific research projects with investments totaling €218m are underway in Ireland, according to Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).

Last year saw the lowest number of days lost to industrial unrest since 1970, according to the Labour Relations Commission.

THE Government must penalise banks for failing to pass on the latest European Central Bank’s (ECB) 0.5% cut in interest rates to customers, Labour insisted last night.

The Irish Insurance Federation says today's publication of the draft legislation for a personal injuries assessment board should mean the start of lower premiums.

Ireland needs to improve its marketing of the technology sector if it is to remain a global leader, delegates at the Irish Software Association's annual conference in Dublin were told today.

The Gallaher Group is to close its Dublin cigarette factory with the loss of 200 jobs.