Health

Free GP care for long-term well by 2014

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May 8, 2013

The Government is finalising plans to provide free GP care for all healthy citizens by 2014.
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Troika celebrates Ireland’s draft abortion legislation

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May 1, 2013

The EU-IMF-ECB Troika celebrated Ireland’s proposed abortion legislation into the small hours last night.
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High level meeting of old men decides vexed abortion issue

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April 24, 2013

A high level meeting of senior members of Fine Gael and Labour has come up with a compromise solution that will allow abortion legislation to proceed.
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Dr James Reilly spurns chance to run away and join a circus

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April 24, 2013

Health Minister Dr James Reilly has apparently turned down a lucrative opportunity to run away and join the circus.
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Fine Gael happy for TDs to replace doctors on abortion issue

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April 22, 2013

Fine Gael has moved swiftly to address complaints that it’s abortion legislation proposals are unworkable.
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Witch trials could mean suicidal women can have abortions

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April 21, 2013

Progress on the draft abortion bill has been halted after Fine Gael proposed immersing pregnant women in water to see if they are genuinely suicidal.
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Horse meat scandal discriminates against rich

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March 15, 2013

As the horse meat scandal continues to unfold it has become clear that the wealthy have very few opportunities to eat it.
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Government to ‘rid’ Ireland of disabled by 2016

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March 4, 2013

The Government today unveiled plans to force disabled people to emigrate by 2016.
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Man who helped Reilly escape lift gets primary care centre

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March 1, 2013

An engineer who helped Health Minister Dr James Reilly escape from a broken lift was astonished to find a primary care centre in his front garden this morning.
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Consumers outraged by donkey meat in horse meat beef burgers

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February 11, 2013

Consumers have spoken of their bitter disappointment at finding out there was donkey meat in their horse meat beef burgers.
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