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14 Sep
PDs in secret talks to join Fianna Fáil
An article about Mary Harney seen on tribune.ie/section/news
While other party figures are reluctant to acknowledge this even privately to the media, it is understood that health minister Mary Harney bluntly told last Thursday night's meeting of the PD National Executive that the party was over …... Continue reading »
Cork locals slam plans for co-located hospital
An article about Mary Harney seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
The controversial hospital co-location project is a key plank of health minister Mary Harney's plans to reform the health system but has prompted significant opposition in some quarters. In its response, BMG said it had sought an …... Continue reading »
12 Sep
Harney to meet husband of Ennis cancer victim
An article about Mary Harney seen on theclareherald.blogspot.com
Speaking to RTE News this morning, Mary Harney said cancer reform is needed in light of misdiagnosis instances such as that of Ann Moriarty. She said mammography services at the hospital were suspended to improve patient safety. …... Continue reading »
Green Ink's Week
An article about Noel Grealish seen on greeninkpen.blogspot.com
Noel Grealish, what are you?... Continue reading »
Experts missed woman’s cancer 3 times
An article about Mary Harney seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
HEALTH Minister Mary Harney (pictured) has been accused of presiding over yet another breast cancer scandal as it emerged a woman died of breast cancer — after she was misdiagnosed three times. The family of 53-year-old Ann Moriarty has …... Continue reading »
10 Sep
Noel Grealish and the PDs
An article about Noel Grealish seen on irishtimes.com
Madam, - As regards Noel Grealish TD, is it a case of now you PD him and now you don't? - Yours, etc,... Continue reading »
When it comes to women and power, there’s some good news, and some …
An article about Mary Harney seen on theantiroom.wordpress.com
I just wish more women would get elected whose politics I agree with, but alas I fear that, as in the cases of both Thatcher and Palin and even Mary Harney, a conservative women is always going to be less threatening to the masses than …... Continue reading »
09 Sep
Grealish speculation upsets PDs
An article about Noel Grealish seen on irishtimes.com
THE REFUSAL of Progressive Democrats TD Noel Grealish to quell speculation about his future has undermined party leader Ciarán Cannon, a party colleague in Galway West has said.... Continue reading »
29 Aug
10000 babies still awaiting TB vaccine in Cork
An article about Mary Harney seen on irishtimes.com/breakingnews
Fine Gael has called on the Minister for Health Mary Harney and the Health Service Executive (HSE) to take immediate action to reduce waiting times for the BCG vaccine in Cork.... Continue reading »
24 Aug
Open letter to Minister Harney
An article about Mary Harney seen on europeanlifenetwork.blogspot.com
Here is the text of an open letter sent by European Life Network to Irish Health Minister Mary Harney following an announcement that a cervical cancer vaccine is to be made available to girls in Ireland aged 12 and over. …... Continue reading »
16 Aug
(Eamonn Ceannt Commemoration , Sunday 17 August 2008) HYPOCRISY …
An article about Mary Harney seen on 1169andcounting.blogspot.com
Mary Harney (PD) . When this female millionaire was State Minister for Health in 2006 she declared - “No one , particularly no older person , should sleep overnight on a trolley in a hospital corridor . I am determined to put an end to …... Continue reading »
12 Aug
Guide dog funds of €780000 announced
An article about Mary Harney seen on irishtimes.com
MINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has pledged to give careful consideration to providing additional funding to the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind after announcing funding of €780000 to assist with a €4.5 million redevelopment of its …... Continue reading »
10 Aug
Legal loophole allowing private clinics to operate without checks
An article about Mary Harney seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
A HIGH-level commission set up by Health Minister Mary Harney has called on the Government to close the legal loophole which allows private cosmetic surgery and fertility clinics to operate unregulated. The Commission on Patient Safety …... Continue reading »
03 Aug
Fine Gael lists 'top ten' missed health targets
An article about Mary Harney seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
Last night, a spokesman for Health Minister Mary Harney said her department could not find 22 instances where targets were missed to a “significant degree”. He said two of Fine Gael's 'Top Ten' had been substantially delivered upon, …... Continue reading »
26 Jul
Berlin or Boston - Does Irish Academia Go East or West ?
An article about Mary Harney seen on academictenure.blogspot.com
This experience has led him to the conclusion that over the past decade “we have got used to thinking of the development of the Irish economy and Irish society in terms of the remark originally made by Mary Harney and ask whether we …... Continue reading »
25 Jul
New vaccines recommended for children
An article about Mary Harney seen on irishtimes.com/breakingnews
Minister for Health Mary Harney will today unveil new immunisation guidelines at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) that recommend further vaccines for children.... Continue reading »
21 Jul
The Problem with Risk Equalisation
An article about Mary Harney seen on drtod.wordpress.com
However, the issue seems to be with the mechanics of the system Mary Harney introduced rather than against the principal. Risk equalisation is a legitimate and reasonable proposition within health insurance: the young pay slightly more …... Continue reading »
13 Jul
Saving the HSE
An article about Mary Harney seen on biopsy.wordpress.com
The Health Service Exexutive (HSE) was established on January 1st, 2005, a few months after Mary Harney took over as Minister for Health. At the time she promised that the HSE would bring about a more integrated, effective and …... Continue reading »
10 Jul
Harney defends record of new leader
An article about Mary Harney seen on irishtimes.com
FORMER PD leader Mary Harney yesterday defended the record of her successor Ciarán Cannon since taking over the leadership this year.... Continue reading »
HSE To Explore Development Of Satellite Dialysis Unit At Ennis …
An article about Mary Harney seen on theclareherald.blogspot.com
Mary Harney TD, Minister for Health and Children. According to Minister Killeen, “During the meeting I impressed upon Minister Harney the urgent need to move ahead with the EUR39 million capital project for Ennis General Hospital. …... Continue reading »
07 Jul
PDs on last legs
An article about Mary Harney seen on oconallstreet.com
Speculation is that Mary Harney will remain a minister as an independent TD. As for Senator Cannon these fifteen minutes of missed fame may be all we ever hear of him. It’sa sad end to a party which made such a splash when in 1986 …... Continue reading »
04 Jul
The hollow rhetoric of ‘centres of excellence’ - unmasking the …
An article about Mary Harney seen on savestlukes.wordpress.com
Mary Harney, for example, has publicly boasted of UPMC’s electronic link to a private cancer centre in Pittsburgh, but she has firmly ruled out the idea of a network that would allow public hospitals in Sligo and Castlebar to link to …... Continue reading »
30 Jun
Men at work
An article about Noel Grealish seen on isthisartorvandalism.blogspot.com
This monday morning 1000s of us are returning to work after another showery summer weekend. On last weeks Galway Advertiser PD Noel Grealish got his two cents worth in about the N16 'Road builder is ruining the roads'. Read More here…... Continue reading »
26 Jun
wouldn't you mind, would ya?
An article about Mary Harney seen on thelittlegreenbug.blogspot.com
Otherwise you would get yourself - the entrepreneur, asking your hotel guest if they mind sharing the room, because you are putting one or two extra beds in their room. By the way, the photo is the health face of Mary Harney, …... Continue reading »
When is a political issue not a political issue
An article about Mary Harney seen on final-nail.blogspot.com
With a blatant disregard for the constitution, Mary Harney delegates to anyone willing to accept the responsibility (or at least until they can in turn delegate to someone else, further down a never ending ladder). …... Continue reading »