Representative body with more than 700 members writes to all TDs outlining plan for reducing wait time for outpatient eyecare

Charity sees ‘significant’ increase in demand, stating it needs to raise €30 million to meet pressure on its services

Hundred cases detected in week ending March 16th, the highest weekly total since start of year

Waiting list figures for 2024 a 5 per cent reduction on December 2023, sector body finds

Almost 2,000 missed out on being admitted to centres that help cut chances of disability and death from the condition

Facility in Dublin will come with many important upgrades albeit six years later than initially hoped and at almost four times the cost

For some the pandemic offered an opportunity to ‘shut the laptop and never look back’; for others it was a time of fear and vulnerability whose consequences are still being felt

Experts say a growing amount of health misinformation is being shared online in the form of exercise and diet advice that’s not backed by science

Eamon McPartlin highlights difficulties people with neurological conditions face in Ireland

Health service has already paid tuition fees for 36 students, at a cost of about €12,000 a year for each student

Nearly half of all outbreaks of the contagious skin disease last year were in nursing homes

There are shortages of four hormone replacement therapy patches

Restrictions should apply to alcohol-free versions of drinks at sports events and near schools, Alcohol Action Ireland says

Report commissioned by pharmaceutical company GSK says ageing population means need for vaccination is growing

Coolock woman says if her cancer diagnosis was not caught as early as it was her prognosis would have been a lot worse