anti-lockdown protests'We had to move the kids' beds away from the windows': Stephen Donnelly on lockdown intimidation
PodcastThe Candidate
How Stephen Donnelly went from firebrand independent to unseated minister
Also: Would you rather a duck with small feet to come at you or… sorry, we can’t remember how this meme is meant to go. It’s been a long week.
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not donn yet'It's going to be tight': Stephen Donnelly battles to keep his seat in Wicklow as count continues
cancer servicesHealth Minister defends Fianna Fáil candidate Gráinne Seoige's ad on poor cancer care in Galway
screening programmesDonnelly: 'Significant progress' achieved by screening advisory committee as report released
Minister For HealthAny child waiting over four months for spinal surgery to be offered care abroad from Christmas
Hold your horses'Many are speculating': Tánaiste plays down reports of possible election date by FF minister
Health CommitteeNational Children's Hospital contractor BAM sent €25 million invoice for job that cost €200,000
Stephen DonnellyHealth Minister says BAM 'committed’ to June 2025 completion date for National Children’s Hospital
budget 2025Free HRT available from January but women will still pay GP and dispensing fees, says minister
National Children's HospitalBAM hits back at claims that it is 'extracting taxpayer money' on children's hospital build
new children's hospitalDonnelly 'must take responsibility' for further delay of Children's Hospital, says Bacik
ContraceptionHealth expert: 'Myth' that expanding contraception scheme will increase youth sexual activity
ContraceptionHealth Minister in ongoing discussions about expanding free contraception to 16-year-old girls
Drug Payment SchemeHealth Minister: 'There's emerging evidence that Ozempic might be some kind of wonder drug'
Online Health TaskforceNot 'partners' anymore: Govt won't just be asking tech firms 'nicely' to remove harmful content
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Minister contacts GP group after women eligible for free contraception report being charged for it
No women within the eligible age bracket should be charged by their GP, says Health Minister Stephen Donnelly.
budget 2024Minister says he wants free contraception rolled out for all women and girls aged 16 and up
michael shineTaoiseach criticises Donnelly for distancing himself from decision on publishing 2009 Shine report
Michael Shine CaseDonnelly raises question over whether 2009 review into Michael Shine should now be published
FREE IVF TREATMENT
First baby born through state-funded IVF scheme with eligibility criteria expansion on the cards
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says over 1,000 couples have been referred through the publicly funded scheme in the last year.
the morning lead
'A disgrace': Women decry efforts to charge them despite free contraception scheme
A video on TikTok prompted dozens of women to share their experiences of being overcharged.
STUDENT PLACESExtra college places announced in physiotherapy and speech and language therapy for Sept intake
