Cancer survival rates have improved substantially over the past 20 years, with many more people living with and beyond cancer, according to the National Cancer Registry Ireland.
Several staff at Bloomfield Hospital in Rathfarnham were either dismissed or resigned following an investigation into the treatment of residents at the mental health facility.
Rescuers in Nepal are trying to reach hundreds of workers who have been trapped in tunnels since Wednesday’s massive flash flood.
A British warship was deployed off the coast of Co Wicklow on Monday amid heightened security during this week’s meeting of foreign ministers at Druid’s Glen.
Met Éireann has just unveiled its new list of storm names for the next year, including Austen, Evelyn, Kilian and Miriam. Three others names - Heather, Laoise and Phelim - were suggested by the public.
