‘To be a journalist is to have a front-row seat on the dark side of life’: Veteran journalist Paul Cullen signs off
After 33 years and 25,000 articles at The Irish Times, the long-time reporter and correspondent looks back on the major events and changes he witnessed in journalism
Minister accused of ‘political stunt’ over review to determine need for second midwest ED
HSE says only a third of consultants at Limerick hospital are working on new contractual terms put in place last year
University Hospital Limerick overcrowding: Review to consider if second midwest ED needed
Increased overcrowding at UHL, despite increased staff and budget, has been a source of controversy
HSE to start trialling new health app by next month
App will not cover voluntary hospitals due to challenges around data sharing, board members told
Key children’s hospital positions not filled permanently as opening date looms
Construction of hospital expected to be completed this year with first patients treated from summer 2025
Cancer patients in west of Ireland set to lose surgery option after resignation of Galway consultant
Paul Carroll said he came back from Canada ‘with assurances’ from hospital management but now has no alternative but to move to Sligo for family reasons
Almost 44,000 healthcare-associated infections a year in Irish hospitals, report finds
Over 40 per cent of Irish patients are treated with antimicrobials, ECDC estimates
Children’s hospital bosses told to extend theatre opening hours to allow for more spinal operations
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly instructs CHI to ring fence capacity for children’s operations
Patient access to diagnostic scans restricted as demand ‘far exceeds’ funding
Almost 80% of allocation for hospital scans was used up in first two months of year
UHL is no longer starved of funds. Why is it still so far from satisfactory performance?
Another week, another damning report on the overcrowded Limerick hospital
Patients in University Hospital Limerick face ‘significant risks’, says watchdog
Hiqa says that despite improvements patients in emergency department of UHL are still at risk of harm
Concerns raised as over half of adults with intellectual disability taking medication for mental-health conditions
Use of psychotropics decreased, TCD study finds, but alternatives need to be considered
Regulator ‘unable to act’ over dentist with sexual assault conviction
Dental council says failure to update 1985 Dentists Act eroding confidence in profession
Cardiac arrest survival rates in urban areas 40% higher than rural settings, research finds
Out of more than 18,000 cardiac arrests examined, just in excess of 1,000 patients survived to hospital discharge
Health administration jobs up by 35% — more than any other staff category
Half of all consultants now signed up for new public-only contract