Flu vaccination 'a lifesaver'

Up to 1,000 people could die in Ireland from flu over the coming months, health chiefs have warned. People who are particularly at risk from the potentially deadly effects ...

Almost 900 doctors sign Dublin Declaration, affirm abortion is not maternal health

Almost 900 medical professionals have now signed the Dublin Declaration on Maternal Health, launched in 2012 to declare that abortion is not needed to save women’s li...

India less committed to reducing hunger than Nepal or Bangladesh

ndia ranked 19th among 45 developing countries assessed by UK-based organization India has made quite some progress in countering hunger and under-nutrition in the past two...

New York City Kids Get Their Game On With Cristiano Ronaldo

The highly anticipated FIFA World Cup in Brazil is only a day away, but the world’s best soccer player of 2013 and Save the Children’s artist ambassador, Cristi...

Over-population is the real cause of climate change ? it's killing us all off

Despite all the warnings of global warming and imminent disaster, it is unlikely that we will change our ways until a real catastrophe actually occurs. We have all read abo...

Forbes Women’s Summit: Power Redefined

More than 250 leaders in business, philanthropy, politics, technology, media, fashion and entertainment will be participating in the 2nd Annual Forbes Women’s Summit:...

Seriousness of climate situation has yet to sink in nationally

Opinion: We are witnessing a displaced fury against windmills and pylons rather than tackling the real threat to our future

It is tempting to imagine that a sea cha...

Communities affected by wind energy development being kept in the dark

Eddie O’Connor of Mainstream Renewable Power, writing (Irish Times, December 19th) about economic stagnation, suggests that “building a new green economy”...

Lifestyle changes ‘could reduce risk’ of pregnancy complications

A collaboration of investigators from the UK, Ireland and New Zealand say that by changing certain lifestyle factors, such as increasing fruit intake before pregnancy and m...