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At least 38 baby deaths in nine years after serious incidents in Irish maternity units

In the cases of at least 18 of the deaths, issues around foetal heartbeat monitoring were raised either at inquest or in the High Court

Obituaries of 2023: 50 people who died this year

The Irish Times’s obituary writers have marked the deaths of more than 150 people this year. Here are 50 of the best known

Review of 21 baby deaths called for by maternity care campaigners

Suboptimal or a lack of cardiotocography monitoring of babies’ hearts and the mothers’ contractions played a key role in almost all the deaths

At least 21 'serious incident' baby deaths occurred in Irish hospitals in past 10 years

Most of the babies died in regional or general hospitals, with four dying after being born or treated at Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise

Wexford's Carer of the Year: 'My son has never told me he loves me, but it's there every morning in his smile'

In 39 years Jason Power has never once been able to tell his parents how much he loves them, never been able to thank them for their unwavering support, never been able to allay the fears they hold as the years slowly creep by. But he hasn’t needed to, because it’s all there in the great beaming smile he greets them with every morning.

Rosanna Davison brings her twin boys home to meet their big sister

Doctors vs Midwives: The culture clash at the heart of Britain's maternity ward crisis

A new report says two-thirds of maternity units aren't safe – and a clash between doctors and midwives is at the heart of the crisis

Maternity hospital renting houses for staff to help retain new workers moving to Ireland

The country’s busiest maternity hospital has had to directly rent three houses — because healthcare staff moving to Ireland from abroad find it so difficult to find affordable accommodation.

Love/Hate Star Welcomes Baby Girl

The week in theatre: Choir Boy; Portia Coughlan; The Flea – review

Moonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney’s elite school drama hits all the right notes; Marina Carr’s intense Irish play finds its ideal director. Plus, notes on an 1889 scandal…