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Should you feel safe in the Irish health system?

Having worked in the Irish health service for 20 years, I am damn proud of it. Yes, progress is painfully slow, but it is very real

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 05:01

Woman (52) chokes to death at Áras Attracta care home

Resident died after meat got stuck in her larynx at Co Mayo centre, inquest hears

Tue Nov 22 2016 - 15:09

Áras Attracta residents treated like ‘eternal children’

Independent report finds ‘wrong’ care model used at HSE facility in Swinford, Co Mayo

Tue Sept 06 2016 - 15:43

Care home nurse describes alleged abuse as ‘playfulness’

Áras Attracta employee filmed sitting on intellectually disabled woman

Thu Jan 07 2016 - 18:06

Care worker sues for defamation over Áras Attracta programme

Action against RTÉ lodged on behalf of Anna Ywunong Botsimbo (34) of Charlestown

Wed Dec 09 2015 - 19:05

Hiqa finds improved standards at Áras Attracta

Care home was criticised after RTÉ broadcast footage of residents being mistreated

Wed Jun 24 2015 - 01:01

Charges may follow Áras Attracta investigation

Garda inquiry team reviewed 190 hours of film recorded for Prime Time programme

Mon May 11 2015 - 15:21

Family of Áras Attracta patient calls for due process

Eleven people taken off duty should be considered ‘innocent until they are proven guilty’

Thu Dec 11 2014 - 13:16

Varadkar ‘ashamed’ to be associated with Áras Attracta

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation ‘collectively apologise’

Thu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00

Qualified nurses among Áras Attracta staff taken off duty

Staff include clinical nurse manager who sat on resident in Prime Time footage

Wed Dec 10 2014 - 20:13

Differing opinions over proposal to send HSE inspectors undercover into creches

Leo Varadkar says covert activities ‘has to be done’, watchdog believes move would invade people’s privacy

Wed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00

Hiqa cool on plan for undercover care centre inspections

Covert activities could impede human rights by invading privacy, says watchdog chief

Tue Dec 09 2014 - 19:43

One in five disabilty centres fail to fully comply with any of regulations inspected

Centres fail to fully meet regulations in two-thirds of inspected outcomes

Mon Aug 04 2014 - 01:00

Residents left for up to 15 hours without food in Mayo centre

Some residents of Áras Attracta care home were underweight during Hiqa inspection

Fri Jul 25 2014 - 15:51