Rotunda Hospital

Latest news about the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin

Ex-master of Coombe Hospital seeks inquiry over Covid vaccine row

Ex-master of Coombe Hospital seeks inquiry over Covid vaccine row

Chris Fitzpatrick stresses ‘transparency, equity and accountability’ in eyes of public

By Jack Power and Simon CarswellTue Jan 19 2021 - 01:00

Family members of staff at Rotunda Hospital received leftover Covid-19 vaccine

Family members of staff at Rotunda Hospital received leftover Covid-19 vaccine

Dublin maternity hospital says doses of drug would have been wasted ottherwise

By Jack PowerMon Jan 18 2021 - 16:29

Breast milk linked to preventing heart disease in premature babies

Breast milk linked to preventing heart disease in premature babies

Young adults who were born prematurely may have is unique heart characteristics

By Colin GleesonWed Nov 27 2019 - 00:01

Rotunda warns of difficulty recruiting hospital consultants

Rotunda warns of difficulty recruiting hospital consultants

Hospital says State may have to triple salary level to recruit leading obstetricians if it removes private practice from public hospitals

By Martin WallMon Aug 06 2018 - 02:02

Man settles case for €3.5m over care by Rotunda at birth

Man settles case for €3.5m over care by Rotunda at birth

Leon Keogh (24) sued over alleged failure to pay attention to abnormalities in CTG

Wed Oct 12 2016 - 13:27

Baby likely died due to umbilical cord clot, inquest hears

Baby likely died due to umbilical cord clot, inquest hears

Rotunda Hospital staff could not explain Molly Farren Wrafter’s death, court told

By Louise RoseingraveTue Sept 20 2016 - 17:29

Don’t let the bump get in the way of keeping active

Don’t let the bump get in the way of keeping active

Study shows pregnant women think rest more important than exercise, despite the benefits

By Sheila WaymanTue Mar 01 2016 - 05:00

Fitness instructor Steph Sinnott: Bring your bump to the gym

Fitness instructor Steph Sinnott: Bring your bump to the gym

‘Once a GP has cleared you for exercise, there is still a lot you can do in the gym’

By Sheila WaymanTue Mar 01 2016 - 05:00

Life and death: the Rotunda and the Rising

Life and death: the Rotunda and the Rising

Women dodged bullets during Easter week 1916 to walk to the Rotunda to give birth. An exhibition tells the remarkable stories of five women linked to the hospital

By Anthea McTeirnanMon Feb 29 2016 - 06:00

Inside the fertility clinic: sowing the seeds of love

Inside the fertility clinic: sowing the seeds of love

In the first of our six-part Starting a Family series, Catherine Conroy looks at how, for some, the dream of having children is one that can falter at the first hurdle: fertility

By Catherine ConroySat Feb 20 2016 - 14:00

Clerical concern over access to Easter Sunday services in Dublin

Clerical concern over access to Easter Sunday services in Dublin

No private traffic allowed inside outer ring between 6am and 8pm

By Patsy McGarryFri Feb 12 2016 - 01:00

A live Caesarean section: ‘You don’t see this on Grey’s Anatomy’

A live Caesarean section: ‘You don’t see this on Grey’s Anatomy’

Dozens of transition year pupils witness a C-section beamed live from the Rotunda as part of a programme to give students a very real feel for medicine

By Carl O'BrienMon Jan 25 2016 - 08:00

Baby Zoe Ireland arrives home thanks to €30,000 donation

Baby Zoe Ireland arrives home thanks to €30,000 donation

Family raised €60,000 to fly four-month premature baby back to the US

By Ciarán D'ArcySun Jan 24 2016 - 12:52

Ten things I learned in my first week as a father

Ten things I learned in my first week as a father

Joe Griffin realises that parenthood is a crash course in how to care for a living, growing, mewling human being

By Joe GriffinSat Dec 05 2015 - 12:05

New master of Rotunda was on Revenue’s list of tax defaulters

New master of Rotunda was on Revenue’s list of tax defaulters

Professor made settlement for €182,000 in relation to under-declaration of income tax earlier this year

Sat Dec 05 2015 - 01:05

Parents settle action over newborn boy’s death at Cavan hospital

Parents settle action over newborn boy’s death at Cavan hospital

Francis Flynn and Fiona Watters sued HSE for mental distress and shock

By Aodhan O'FaolainMon Nov 30 2015 - 17:26

Rotunda Hospital master criticises abortion legislation

Rotunda Hospital master criticises abortion legislation

Absence of gestational age limit creates challenge for doctors, says Coulter-Smith

By Paul CullenMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00

Medical brain drain leading to ‘dumbing down’, says Rotunda master

Medical brain drain leading to ‘dumbing down’, says Rotunda master

Cuts and lack of opportunity stopping doctors returning to Ireland, says Coulter-Smith

By Paul CullenMon Oct 26 2015 - 01:00

Surgery in the womb saves more than 100 babies’ lives

Surgery in the womb saves more than 100 babies’ lives

Keyhole surgery, microscopic cameras and laser therapy have improved the survival rate of identical twins who have an imbalance in their blood connections

By Paul CullenTue Oct 06 2015 - 11:00

Pioneering surgery saves lives of 128 twins in the womb

Pioneering surgery saves lives of 128 twins in the womb

Statistics show twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome affects up to 20% of identical twins

By Paul CullenTue Oct 06 2015 - 01:00

Government to spend €3 billion on hospitals and health projects

Government to spend €3 billion on hospitals and health projects

Varadkar hopes work will begin on four new national hospitals within a year

By Martin WallTue Sept 29 2015 - 20:22

McHugh family set for a big flip in D8

McHugh family set for a big flip in D8

Killart granted planning permission for scaled-back 19-house proposal

Thu Sept 17 2015 - 04:00

Number of women in their 40s using fertility treatment doubles

Number of women in their 40s using fertility treatment doubles

Just more than 2% aged 43-45 succeeded in having baby after treatment, study finds

By Paul CullenThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:00

Benefits of a healthy weight before pregnancy cannot be overemphasised

Benefits of a healthy weight before pregnancy cannot be overemphasised

It is crucial that women considering pregnancy first look after their own health

By Dr Tara Feeley and Dr Kate GlennonTue Jul 28 2015 - 01:00

Van Geene ‘should have stopped’ performing hysterectomies

Van Geene ‘should have stopped’ performing hysterectomies

Expert witness tells inquiry pattern of poor performance was carried out by obstetrician

By Aine McMahonMon Jul 27 2015 - 20:11

Women had wombs needlessly removed, inquiry hears

Women had wombs needlessly removed, inquiry hears

Expert witness tells hearing that Dr Peter Van Geene had pattern of poor performance

By Aine McMahonFri Jul 24 2015 - 20:16

Decision on future of Portlaoise hospital deferred to Autumn

Decision on future of Portlaoise hospital deferred to Autumn

Shortage of consultants may mean accepting inferior standards of care, Varadkar suggests

By Paul CullenThu Jul 09 2015 - 12:23

High density apartments and houses for Herbert Hill mansion

High density apartments and houses for Herbert Hill mansion

New development plans for Dundrum mansion just minutes from Town Centre and Luas

Thu Jul 09 2015 - 05:39

Our Wedding Story: Chris proposed while body-boarding in Perth

Our Wedding Story: Chris proposed while body-boarding in Perth

For Siobhan Mackie and Chris Murphy, the Child of Prague brought the glorious weather

By Sarah GeraghtySat Jun 27 2015 - 00:00

Ideal opportunity to explore the heritage of five of Dublin’s finest squares

Ideal opportunity to explore the heritage of five of Dublin’s finest squares

Free guided tours of private houses and public urban spaces on Saturday, June 20th

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 04:52

Parenting through addiction: ‘It strips you as a mother but builds you back up’

Parenting through addiction: ‘It strips you as a mother but builds you back up’

Parenting programme for high-risk families helps to turn lives around

By Sheila WaymanTue May 12 2015 - 08:00

Christy Brown exhibition opens at Little Museum of Dublin

Christy Brown exhibition opens at Little Museum of Dublin

Archives of man who wrote ‘My Left Foot’ bought for the nation at €44,820

By Ronan McGreevyThu Apr 30 2015 - 18:24

Prof Aidan Halligan dies at the age of 57

Prof Aidan Halligan dies at the age of 57

UK-based Irish doctor turned down the chance to become first head of the HSE

By Paul CullenMon Apr 27 2015 - 18:47

One glass of wine can stop foetus breathing, study claims

One glass of wine can stop foetus breathing, study claims

Foetuses observed to stop moving or breathing for hours after small alcohol measures

By Aine McMahonWed Apr 08 2015 - 14:48

Rotunda likely to move to west Dublin site

Rotunda likely to move to west Dublin site

Co-locating with Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown is forecast outcome of review

By Paul CullenSat Apr 04 2015 - 01:30

Quintuplets make sure Wexford couple get their five-a-day

Quintuplets make sure Wexford couple get their five-a-day

Cassidy children return to Rotunda to celebrate with medical staff who delivered them

By Anthea McTeirnanTue Mar 31 2015 - 19:20

‘Irish Times’ journalist Róisín Ingle launches ‘The Daughterhood’

‘Irish Times’ journalist Róisín Ingle launches ‘The Daughterhood’

Ingle collaborated with Natasha Fennell on book about mother-daughter relationships

By Ronan McGreevyThu Mar 05 2015 - 20:20

Young girl to receive €3.9m as settlement of action against Rotunda

Young girl to receive €3.9m as settlement of action against Rotunda

Caoimhe Flood received settlement without admission of liability

By Mary CarolanThu Feb 26 2015 - 17:38

Shelter from the storm of childhood illness

Shelter from the storm of childhood illness

The Ronald McDonald House at Crumlin hospital sustains families who are coping with seriously ill children

By Sheila WaymanTue Feb 24 2015 - 08:00

Circumcised women treated by first specialist clinic in Dublin

Circumcised women treated by first specialist clinic in Dublin

HSE-funded clinic aims to raise awareness in medical and affected communities

By Paul CullenFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00

A week in my . . . public health clinic: ‘Generalist nature of our work is what makes it special

A week in my . . . public health clinic: ‘Generalist nature of our work is what makes it special

In this series we talk to health professionals and look behind their titles and job descriptions to get an insight into their working lives. This week: Margaret Scargill, a public health nurse in Co Wicklow

By Sylvia ThompsonTue Jan 20 2015 - 08:00

Transition year students ‘impressed’ and ‘shocked’ by live Caesarean section

Transition year students ‘impressed’ and ‘shocked’ by live Caesarean section

Live birth part of MiniMed School for TY pupils at RCSI and Beaumont Hospital

By Erin McGuireTue Jan 13 2015 - 17:04

Abuse: One mother shares her experience of St Clare’s Unit at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital

Abuse: One mother shares her experience of St Clare’s Unit at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital

By Elaine KeoghTue Jan 13 2015 - 12:00

First baby of 2015 born at four seconds past midnight in Dublin

First baby of 2015 born at four seconds past midnight in Dublin

Kian Anthony Bourke arrived at the Rotunda hospital in north Dublin

By Sorcha PollakThu Jan 01 2015 - 15:10

Woman must stay on life support if ‘real’ prospect unborn viable, court hears

Woman must stay on life support if ‘real’ prospect unborn viable, court hears

Three judge High Court to rule Friday on case of clinically dead pregnant woman

By Mary CarolanWed Dec 24 2014 - 16:42

Rotunda and Holles St hospitals criticised over cleanliness

Rotunda and Holles St hospitals criticised over cleanliness

Hiqa inspectors critical of ‘unacceptable levels’ of dust at Holles St neonatal unit

By Paul CullenFri Dec 12 2014 - 12:07

Stimulant given in labour despite baby in distress, inquest told

Stimulant given in labour despite baby in distress, inquest told

Oxygen deprivation cited in death of baby Jamie Flynn who died in mother’s arms

By Gareth NaughtonFri Dec 05 2014 - 20:05

List of women dying in Ireland’s maternity hospitals continues to grow

List of women dying in Ireland’s maternity hospitals continues to grow

Tania McCabe, Bimbo Onanuga, Dhara Kivlehan, Savita Halappanavar, Jennifer Crean and now Sally Rowlette: the system struggles to learn from past mistakes

By Paul CullenThu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00

‘Little progress’ in maternity sector despite Halappanavar

‘Little progress’ in maternity sector despite Halappanavar

Report by Sam Coulter Smith criticises failure of HSE to implement recommendations

By Paul CullenWed Dec 03 2014 - 11:06

The US lawyer on the frontline of the fight for equality in criminal justice

The US lawyer on the frontline of the fight for equality in criminal justice

Tackling racial inequality in the criminal justice system has seen Bryan Stevenson praised as a ‘young Mandela’

By Erin McGuireMon Dec 01 2014 - 01:30

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