The Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise has apologised to the parents of an eight-year-old boy who died 18 hours after he was discharged from its emergency department.
A woman who fell in an RTÉ studio as she was about to do a weigh-in as a contestant in the Operation Transformation dieting programme has settled her High Court…
Local Property tax returns must be filed online by midnight tonight. The Revenue estimate that over 500,000 homeowners have yet to register for the property tax.
The Personal Insolvency Bill was passed by the Houses of Oireachtas on the 19th December 2012. In accordance with the Constitution, it will now be presented to the President for…
The Transport Minister, Leo Varadkar will unveil targets to make significant reduction to the national death toll after the level of fatalities more than halved since 2007. The focus will…
A 38 year old Dunnes Stores sales assistant who lacerated her right thumb with discarded glass while removing rubbish bags has been awarded €6,050 in damages for a personal injury*…
A conference on “Patients’ Rights, Access to Justice and the Case for Candour” has heard that patients, doctors and health managers would all benefit from a health system that requires…
A man suffered severe and permanent personal injuries* as a result of a road traffic accident has secured €6.5 million in compensation in settlement of his High Court action.
In 2012, there was an increase of 12% in the amount of complaints to the Medical Council against registered doctors. The information contained in the Medical Council annual report, stated…
A four-year-old girl who cut her knee after kneeling on broken glass while watching a concert at her crèche, has been awarded €25,000 damages. The Circuit Court was told that…