A new paediatric outpatient and urgent care centre at Dublin’s Connolly Hospital is to open next week despite safety concerns raised by doctors.

Three people have been hospitalised after a being involved in a crash in Dublin last night.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal crash in Lucan, Co Dublin today.

A man has died following a crash between two motorbikes and a 4x4 in Co Meath.

The union says the action is being taken to highlight unsafe staffing levels and overcrowding.

According to the INMO, University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded with 46 people waiting for a bed.

Senior officers were last night consulting with the DPP on whether or not to bring charges against a man arrested for the fatal stabbing of a 63-year-old father in south Dublin.

Gardaí say they are investigating all of the circumstances around the fatal stabbing of a 63-year-old Dublin man.

Leo Varadkar’s new spin unit is operating at the heart of government, answering parliamentary questions, co-ordinating events in the Taoiseach’s constituency, and even helping set up the rural affairs department.

A 34-year-old man died of blood loss due to a nosebleed described by a doctor as ‘torrential’.

The family of a motorcyclist have said he would still be alive if his helmet had not come off in the collision that killed him.

A child cowered under the table with the family dog as a 46-year-old man was shot dead in his home.

Gardaí are investigating after two separate shootings in Dublin last night.

Ireland’s long-awaited National Children’s Hospital has been named after the phoenix, and like the mythical firebird, it has risen from its difficult past.

Gardaí have launched an appeal after the murder of Linda Evans, also known as Linda Christian, in Dublin earlier this year.

A 32-year-old woman presented at the emergency department of a Dublin hospital with 19 sewing needles lodged in her chest and abdomen — two of which had penetrated her heart.

The father of two children with cystic fibrosis welcomed the news that Ireland’s €1bn world-class children’s hospital has been given the green light by the Government after over 20 years of planning.

A man is in hospital after being assaulted outside a pub in Dublin early yesterday morning.

Inspections of a number of hospitals have found under-reporting of medication ‘near misses’ and incidents.

An Independent TD is seeking an all-party motion in the Dáil calling for the suspension of plans for the proposed Children's Hospital at the St James' site in Dublin.

The uncle of 18-year-old Kym Owens has described how her family’s life “has come to a standstill” following the vicious assault, which has left her in an induced coma since November.

A man has died after two motorcyclists collided in Dublin tonight.

Clannad have always been a big band for me.

A mother of two sons murdered in gangland-style killings says she is a broken woman following her loss.

A mother of two sons murdered in gangland style killings said ‘she is a broken woman’ following her loss.

Children are ‘almost guaranteed’ to get into difficulty at a specific attraction at the National Aquatic Centre (NAC), an inquest heard.

A female pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Hartstown, Dublin in the early hours of this morning.

A man has been arrested after an attack on a garda this morning.

A four-year-old boy who drowned at the National Aquatic Centre was not wearing armbands and could not swim, an inquest heard.

The body of a mechanic who died in Ibiza hours after he was allegedly beaten by Spanish police has been returned to Ireland.

A murder investigation is expected to be launched today following a fatal shooting in West Dublin.

Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after a 25-year-old man died in west Dublin following a mass fight involving members of the Traveller community.

A young man who collapsed after attending the Swedish House Mafia concert in Phoenix Park died as a result of ecstasy and cocaine toxicity, a coroner has found.

Some 91 children were admitted to adult psychiatric wards last year according to the Opposition, who accused the Government of failing to protect the rights of young people with mental health issues.

A seriously ill mother who has been in remission from cancer for nine weeks was left in a storage room at a leading hospital for three days because bed shortages meant there was nowhere else to put her.

A 29-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he was charged in connection with a collision which claimed the life of a pedestrian in Swords, in Dublin, at the weekend.

Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with a fatal road collision in Swords this morning.

A man in his late 40s has died after being hit by a car in Dublin early this morning.

A silver SUV could hold the key to finding who shot John Gilligan.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after convicted drug dealer John Gilligan was shot in West Dublin last night.

Convicted drug dealer John Gilligan remains in a "serious but stable condition" in hospital today after being shot in West Dublin last night.

A man and a woman have been arrested after another man was shot dead in the street following a dispute.

Detectives probing the murder of a convicted criminal whose body was chopped up and dumped in a stream have issued a fresh appeal for information.