Record expansion to be announced of third-level healthcare places to meet growing demand for services

Fine line to be walked between staying within budget and ensuring care of patients is not compromised

St Michael’s House in Ballymun says it implemented all Medical Council safeguards and will be ‘reviewing for any lessons learned’

Many of these products are advertised, marketed and sold as containing only legal ingredients

HSE says ‘agile legislation’ needed to deal with emergence of new psychoactive substances

Dubliner Derek Toomey (62) could not walk for more than a few minutes before having procedure at Dublin’s Mater hospital

Hiqa reported Longfield House to Tusla and HSE over concerns about the facility, part of which inspectors described as ‘a bleak environment’

Widespread use of security cameras could help fight crime, but there could be human rights concerns

Independent investigation of Rathfarnham hospital found patients were sworn at and threatened

Smoking prevalence has remained at 17 or 18 per cent since 2019 despite increases in tobacco taxes

Disease causes progressive damage to the nervous system with those affected having shorter life expectancy

Aftermath observed over 9km stretch but ‘definite line of inquiry’ being followed

Diesel up 19 cents and petrol up 9 cents from July, AA Ireland says, with further rises expected

Restructuring Ireland’s health service was meant to integrate services locally, but concerns have been highlighted by regional managers and the HSE board

HSE data report highlights sharp regional differences in meeting two-week objective