Back in the late 1980s, Dr John O’Connell, who would become Minister for Health, drew considerable fire for suggesting that there was no hospital bed shortage at the time and that a trolley was simply a bed – with wheels. Since I started covering health some 36 years ago, hospital …

One person has died in a gun attack on an Italian church in Istanbul during mass, Turkey’s interior minister said. The shooting occurred at around 11.40am (8.40am Irish time) at the Santa Maria church in the Sariyer district of Istanbul and was carried out by two masked men, Ali Yerlikaya …

Medical facilities are at risk of collapse in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza city now at the focus of Israel’s offensive, the Gaza Health Ministry warned, as fighting raged across the territory. Residents said Israeli planes and tanks also pounded areas in Gaza City to the north, where Israel has …

The winning ticket of last night’s €14.6 million Lottery jackpot was bought online by a player in Dublin. The winning numbers were 3, 8, 10, 24, 32, 41 and the bonus number was 30. The total jackpot was €14,674,966. It is the first jackpot win of 2024 and the first …

All Of Us Strangers is the much-hyped, latest project of British filmmaker Andrew Haigh, best known for the acclaimed 2011 romantic comedy Weekend (2011) and 45 Years (2015). It’s a story of familial and romantic love, blended with a ghost story. Starring Andrew Scott as struggling writer Adam, the film …

Updated / Sunday, 28 Jan 2024 10:09 The painting is protected by glass Two protesters are reported to have hurled soup at the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’ in Paris, demanding the right to “healthy and sustainable food”. It is the latest attack on the masterpiece in …

A new opinion poll suggests a slump in support for Sinn Féin with the party down four points since the previous survey two months ago. The Business Post Red C poll puts the party at 25%, down from 29% in the most recent poll at the end of November. Support …

A 27-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Kevin Conway, 26, who was shot and killed near his home in west Belfast earlier this month. The PSNI said the man is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court tomorrow. A 53-year-old man, who was also arrested after the …

If Stormont is restored in the days ahead, people will look to 2.09pm on Wednesday 24 January as a turning point. That was when DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson took to his feet in the House of Commons and delivered a speech that surprised everyone. It was not so much the …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has vowed to hold to account “any UN employee involved in acts of terror” after allegations that some refugee agency staffers were involved in the Hamas attack on Israel. However, Mr Guterres implored governments to continue supporting the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) after …