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Sisters Erin, (13), and Shannon, (15), Gallagher both committed suicide in 2012

Offaly GAA star Niall McNamee has spoken out on his gambling addiction

Donegal mother of two teen sisters who committed suicide has baby boy

Mum gives birth after losing teenage daughters last year

Snoring can be serious - apart from disrupting sleep, noisy sleepers could be in need of medical attention

Top Irish footballer admits to gambling addiction that almost ruined his life

Says he was saved by the Gaelic Players Association and his father’s intervention

Irish scientists make big breakthrough on cure for whooping cough

Irish scientist’s breakthrough could lead to cure for fatal childhood affliction, whooping cough

An exciting discovery by Irish scientists could lead to an improved vaccine to combat or greatly reduce the chances of children contracting the whooping cough. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 0

Enda Kenny rejects Dublin Archbishop's claims that new abortion law gives less rights to unborn - VIDEO

Irish leader Enda Kenny has rejected claims made by the Archbishop of Dublin that the proposed new abortion bill for Ireland will give less rights to an unborn child especially in cases where terminations are allowed because of su ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 19

Government underfunding putting women’s life at risk claim Irish Cancer Society

Irish women wait 18 months to receive cancer tests similar to Angelina Jolie

Irish women at risk of the type of breast cancer which Angelina Jolie was tested for must wait 18 months for their results to see if they have the life-threatening gene, due to chronic under funding. ...

by IrishCentral Staff Writers 6

People and rescuers gather after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Time for Ireland to stop sending foreign aid money to Bangladesh and elsewhere

What a country this has become. A child in Cork falls out of window and is badly injured. ...

by ROBERT SULLIVAN 23

A woman holds a picture of Savita Halappanava during a candle lit vigil outside Belfast City Hall, Northern Ireland

Lack of an abortion did not cause Savita Halappanavar’s death in Galway

Last Saturday I was agreeing fully with Niall O’Dowd’s editorial on Cardinal O’Malley’s snub to our Taoiseach (Prime Minister). ...

by MARC COLEMAN 13

Coenzyme Q10 increases cellular energy, the basis life’s energy - supplement gives boost to body's cells growth and maintenance

CoQ10 boosts cell growth and maintenance Co-enzyme Q10, or CoQ10, is believed to increase cellular energy, the basis life’s energy. That is because th ...

by Dr Charles Fiscella 0

Donal Walsh, the16-year-old cancer victim who pleaded with teenagers to resist suicidal tendencies, has died at his Kerry home.

Anti-teenage suicide campaigner Donal Walsh dies after brave battle with cancer - VIDEO

A 16-year-old cancer victim who pleaded with teenagers to resist suicidal tendencies has died at his Kerry home. ...

by PATRICK COUNIHAN 1

The Haemochromatosis Association of Ireland is appealing to those who think they might be suffering from the Celtic curse, excessive amounts of dietary iron in their blood, to undergo blood tests. Sym

The Celtic disease, recovering from Haemochromatosis or too much iron

What would you do if you found yourself constantly tired with little or no energy? ...

by IrishCentral Contributing Writer 5

Abortion reform Irish style - Women still have no rights over their own bodies, continue to travel to the UK for procedure

A protestor meets Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney last week at Government Buildings in Dublin. The outline of the government's proposals for legi ...

by John Spain 2

Irish professor fighting for the 'right to die' slammed Enda Kenny and Irish judiciary system

Terminally ill Marie Fleming, who lost a legal battle to be given assisted suicide earlier this month, has criticized Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the judiciary for leaving her in a terrible limbo. ...

by PADDY CLANCY 2

If nobody's happy, it's working – the abortion debate and Irish politics of stalemate

A pro-life demonstration in Dublin last week (Credit: Photocall Ireland) We don't really think about what happens to a woman once the plane that's carrying h ...