11+ hour, 31+ min ago  (513+ words) The number of children and young people admitted to hospital with traumatic brain injuries following e-scooter incidents has increased by 50 per cent, according to figures from Children’s Health Ireland (CHI). There were 1,130 attendances to emergency departments at CHI from January…...

16+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1149+ words) It was a weekend in January when an expectant mother knew she needed to attend hospital. She had been experiencing contractions for 24 hours, staying at home during this time because “they tell you to wait as long as possible before…...

16+ hour, 3+ min ago  (630+ words) Seventeen consultants on public-only contracts at the Rotunda were given written permission by the master of the Dublin hospital to carry out private care, against the wishes of the Minister of Health. The Rotunda has now conceded it was “wrong…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (286+ words) Sir, – Fintan O’Toole calls for the Government to address the issue of child poverty by introducing a second level of benefit to be means-tested (“Child benefit reform is a no-brainer. So why has the Government not done it?,” Opinion, July…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (283+ words) Partners of women who suffer from a miscarriage could also be entitled to paid leave in future, Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke has said. On Tuesday, Burke secured approval from Cabinet colleagues to bring forward a new law to give…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (511+ words) Dublin City University’s Restful Nights, Happy Days project has devised a 90-minute online workshop for first-time parents to be delivered between 28 and 35 weeks in their pregnancy. The aim is to enhance the wellbeing of new parents, improve sleep quality and…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (667+ words) Over 39,000 primary school students, or 7.5 per cent of pupils, were in classes of 30 or more in the past school year, according to the latest figures from the Department of Education. The number has fallen slightly since last year, down from…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (836+ words) Cost rental is a form of intermediate housing introduced for households who earn too much to be eligible for social housing, but not enough to afford private rents. The Government wants to build 2,000 cost-rental units a year. It is used…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (397+ words) Over 100,000 families across the country will start to receive the back-to-school allowance this week from the Department of Social Protection. Families with children aged two to 22 who do not automatically receive the payment can apply now for the scheme which…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (500+ words) A woman with severe mental health issues has failed in a High Court application seeking the return of her primary school-aged child who has been in State care since he was a month old. Ruling in what he said was…...