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The mission of Professor Drumm
A commitment by Health Service Executive (HSE) chief executive Brendan Drumm to publicly identify, within 48 hours, those centres for breast cancer treatment that operate to standards of best practice is a significant and courageous response to the crisis of confidence that besets the system. It will make him no friends, while antagonising powerful vested concerns. But it places consumer interests at the heart of the health system and allows patients to make informed choices about their treatment. p
University rankings
The Irish university sector has received a considerable boost with the publication of the latest world rankings by the prestigious Times Higher Education Supplement (THES). Trinity College has moved up to 53rd place while University College Dublin (UCD) breaks into the elite top 200 for the first time, climbing to 177th. p
Opinion
Russian Roulette was played with women's lives
No triple assessment as promised, staff without specialist expertise and outdated equipment created a recipe for disaster in Portlaoise, writes Eithne Donnellan , Health Correspondent pCancer controversy: key dates
August 15th: Director of nursing at Portlaoise raised concerns about 10 "false positive" mammograms. pDiehards reveal true colours
The amateur historian in Ireland is often little more than a propagandist masquerading as an expert, writes David Adams pWe need services to help angry young men
Disturbed, isolated and angry young men whose main contact is with cyberspace need to be reached. We must learn lessons from school shootings, writes Marie Murray p
An Irishman's Diary
I know they get paid well, but sometimes I feel sorry for dentists, says Frank McNally . p
