A 5-year-old boy who has been left brain-damaged and permanently disabled after a failure to diagnose an infection when he was a baby has settled his action against Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin with an interim payout of €6.7m.

A 5-year old boy who has been left brain-damaged and permanently disabled has sued Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin, over a failure to diagnose an infection when he was 11 months old.

Media “scaremongering” around the side-effects of a vaccine designed to protect against cervical cancer has led to parents withdrawing consent for it to be given to their daughters, doctors have warned.

A surgeon has criticised hospital managers for not having the courage to speak up when things go wrong.

It’s a bright and breezy name for a fundraising campaign, but the deeper message behind Temple St Children’s Hospital Lemonade & Lollipops appeal is that your generosity can help transform little lives like Ellie Phillips.

A quad bike accident cost an eight-year-old boy his life following a collision 500m from his home.

There are "major deficits" in services for children with spina bifida, a leading paediatrician has warned.

A consultant paediatrician working in a hospital unit where up to 20,000 children are treated annually has said it is not fit for purpose and should be flattened.

Temple Street Children’s Hospital has apologised to the parents of a 10-month-old baby boy who died from a brain tumour after his diagnosis was delayed.

A delay of two-and-a-half years can be expected should an alternative site to the Mater be chosen for the children’s hospital, it has been claimed.

The organisers of the Owners’ Pony and Young Riders Show are aiming to celebrate raising €250,000 for charity at Millstreet this weekend.

Desperate attempts were being made last night by the Government to salvage the National Children’s Hospital, after plans for the long-awaited facility descended into a shambles.

A major surge in the number of children forced to wait on emergency department trolleys for up to a day could be halted without increasing budget costs, it has been claimed.

IT should have been a time for celebration with the birth of a baby boy, instead John and Sheila Malone are struggling to come to terms with a dire diagnosis.