Secretary general at Department of Health says discussion of dates or costs could compromise delivery of project beset by controversy and delays

The long-term Growing Up in Ireland study found that nine-year-olds from middle-class backgrounds were less likely to be overweight and more likely to do well at school

The newly published proposed Sláintecare consultant contract has led to yet another major row between the department and the very people on whom it relies for high-quality treatment outcomes

New plan by health department, HSE and NTPF aims to mitigate snowballing numbers waiting for treatment, exacerbated by pandemic

January Covid surge and last month’s cyberattack mean ‘certain’ delays for HSE’s plan to implement a centralised spending framework and tackle non-compliant expenditure

Thanks to the honesty and bravery of the women who called into Liveline to share stories of their distress during menopause, we’ve come a step closer to a place where their suffering is no longer acceptable

Level of demand on mental health system is ‘beyond crisis point’, according to the Psychological Society of Ireland

Cryos attracting Irish clients partly because of changes in legislation here which have made anonymous donations illegal, according to Danish company’s chief executive

As we take the first steps back towards normality, it’s worth considering how many of our virus protection measures are essential and how many are superfluous or just plain silly

The Covid-19 vaccine rollout is kickstarting the new digitised records system, with each person being assigned an individual health identifier number

Cathal Walsh of IEMAG calls for quarantine to last into June in order to have more of population covered, as tests reveal first vaccine dose is less effective against new strain

Our collective understanding of the value of the health service has been transformed over the last 12 months. Now is the time for Stephen Donnelly to grab the initiative and push through meaningful reforms

The contracts, worth up to €252,000 a year, will mean that hospital consultants hired by the HSE can only work in public settings

It is unclear yet if individual personal data has been compromised as part of ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack

The Asthma Society of Ireland wants to end deaths from the condition by 2030, but the prolonged pandemic has heaped pressure on its services

Psychotherapist Siobhán Murray advises a reader on how to talk to her recently widowed father about loss, loneliness and his fear of taking a Covid-19 vaccine

Despite the progress and promises made in recent years, we risk going backwards if the state allows the Sisters of Charity have any part in the new National Maternity Hospital

Advocates for global access to coronavirus jabs are calling for a more radical approach to their rollout by waiving intellectual property rights to the vaccines

Colm O’Gorman says equitable distribution of the vaccine around the world is a public health issue for Ireland but moves to free up intellectual property rights are being blocked

Finbarr Kenny, director of Roche Ireland, said he had discussed the move with health authorities in recent weeks