An Oireachtas committee has heard that head injuries in sport can no longer be ignored and should be recognised as a public health issue.

Fiona Doherty, a legal scholar and law professor who founded a Yale-based criminal justice clinic which represents people in criminal cases in New Haven, has been appointed the Nathan Baker Clinical ...

Astronomer Professor Michele Dougherty is the first woman in over 350-year history to be appointed the UK's Astronomer Royal. She'll serve as the official adviser to King Charles III on astronomical ...

Head protection does not make sport safer when it comes to brain injuries, experts have warned, calling for greater education on the potential long-term impacts of repeated injury. Professor Matthew ...

Professor Doherty is the son of the late Michael Doherty-Hutton, Millbrae, Buncrana and Margaret Doherty (née Grimes, ...

Experts will on Wednesday demand head injuries in sport to be treated as a public health issue, warning even routine collisions on the pitch may be driving long-term brain injuries. Professor Colin ...