Mental health services in Galway/Roscommon are operating under a 30-year-old national strategy and in some cases are akin to "mini-institutions".

The mother of a baby who died seven days after his birth revealed her dismay at the chain of events which led to the tragedy.

Hotly disputed remarks that labelled Ireland as a country that denies a termination to seriously ill women who are miscarrying were admitted for the first time yesterday.

The husband of Savita Halappanavar is expected to be the main witness when the inquest into her death gets under way in Galway today.

Weather warnings were in effect overnight as snow clouds rumbled inland off the south-west coast.

The inquest in to the death of an Indian dentist after she suffered a miscarriage in Ireland will open today.

Peter Pringle was released from prison after 14 years when his life sentence for murder was quashed by the Court of Criminal Appeal in 1995.

THE demise of pensioner Michael Faherty, who died at his house in Galway just before last Christmas, was unique in Irish history.

WITH all the focus on the economy, it’s understandable that an event that could have profound consequences for the democratic process escaped scrutiny.

SCIENTISTS have created an image of how they believe a man whose body was found in a Galway woods three years ago might have looked.

AS the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum prepares to close to new admissions from June 15, it has emerged mental health services across the country are in serious difficulty due to the staffing embargo.

SOFT furnishings from Brown Thomas; €2,116, a swanky new conservatory: €12,000; a sympathy surge after a sad-eyed statement when you’re sliding in the polls: Priceless.

A Fine Gael TD is to contest his seat in Galway West after reconsidering his decision to retire before next year’s General Election, it was confirmed today.

LAST month an RTÉ Prime Time programme on the motor trade highlighted a serious problem with the whole approach to rip-off Ireland. There is a serious flaw in the thinking on what constitutes anti-competitive activity.

People with mental health problems should have the same right to be consulted about their treatment as ordinary citizens, it was claimed today.

NEW faces Emma Louise O’Driscoll and Bríd Treasa Wyndham are to present two of RTÉ’s top programmes for children.