The Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance are reportedly set to announce major reforms of the public sector that will include significant lay-offs and the rationalisation of more state agencies. It is believed as many as 75,000 jobs could be lost.
Many feel the move is long overdue with bloated agencies costing millions per year on [...]

Minister for health, Mary Harney, has today reneged on her earlier decision to cancel the cervical cancer vaccine, stating that the life-saving treatment would hopefully be made available by the year 2081.
Following the dissolution of the Hutt Party yesterday, it’s been an extremely busy week for the Minister. She now finds herself without her political [...]

There was further condemnation of the health service today as it was revealed that a seriously injured man was sent him from Clare General Hospital last week. The man has since died and relatives are calling for an independent enquiry into the circumstances surrounding his death.
Terrence Brown, from Ennis, arrived in the emergency room at [...]