Vicky Phelan’s candid statement outside the courts that the women of Ireland could no longer put their trust in the CervicalCheck programme sent shockwaves through the health system.

The Director-General of the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said the cervical cancer screening controversy has come as "personal blow" to him.

HSE director general Tony O’Brien has described the Kerry University Hospital scans controversy as “a serious issue”.

Fianna Fáil are calling on the head of the HSE to clarify what he knew about the 'Grace' reports.

HSE director general Tony O'Brien has been forced to admit a senior official directly involved in the 'Grace' foster abuse scandal is continuing to work in the public service - despite previously claiming this is not the case.

The HSE owes thousands of hospital patients and nursing home residents, who were wrongly charged a combined €450m for free public services, tens of millions of euro, officials have admitted, writes Fiachra O'Cionnaith

The HSE's Director General Tony O'Brien has said that his organisation 'mishandled' the apology to a victim of abuse in a foster home in the South East.

There is no clear national plan for the health service in Ireland, according to HSE chief Tony O'Brien.

The head of the HSE is to take over the running of the taskforce established to address the crisis in A&Es across the country.

Nurses say the first people to lose out in an underfunded and under-resourced health service are patients and their families.

The Director General of the HSE says downgrading Portlaoise Hospital might have caused even more difficulties than maintaining it as a level 3 facility.