‘Significant’ staffing shortages in stroke units, report findsNational Office of Clinical Audit reports 13 per cent increase in hospital stroke admissionsWed Nov 05 2025 - 00:01
Mental health watchdog withdraws legal action over ‘unprecedented’ failings at Cork unitFresh inspection reveals ‘significant action’ by HSE to address critical concerns over careTue Nov 04 2025 - 14:32
Thalidomide survivors hope meeting with Taoiseach and Tánaiste paves way for a resolution‘The saga is going on for six decades . . . we really need closure at this stage,’ says campaignerThu Oct 30 2025 - 18:03
HSE takes over Mayo disability centre after ‘serious concerns’ raised about care providedHiqa carried out ‘targeted inspection programme’ at Western Care Association centres after receiving concerning reportsThu Oct 30 2025 - 17:41
Breast cancer diagnoses increase 26% in women under-50Health charity urges women to be aware of their body and check themselves monthlyWed Oct 29 2025 - 19:48
Too young for screening: Woman with breast cancer at 46 urges others to check for lumpsMarie Keating Foundation encourages women to regularly self-check their breastsWed Oct 29 2025 - 18:01
Thalidomide survivors hope meeting with Taoiseach brings ‘six-decade saga to conclusion’Drug was removed from most markets in 1961 following links to birth defects, but was sold in Ireland until 1964Wed Oct 29 2025 - 18:00
Concerns raised about ability to reduce spinal waiting lists due to increasing demandRecent taskforce meeting spoke about ‘no improvement from the start of the year’Tue Oct 28 2025 - 16:02
Limerick woman (29) to have endometriosis surgery in Greece after disease spread to heartLisa Walsh was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis after almost a decade of seeking answers from medical professionalsTue Oct 28 2025 - 06:00
Limerick hospital expansion at risk over chief executive pay rowTensions between St John’s Hospital board and HSE have increased in recent monthsTue Oct 28 2025 - 06:00
‘We expect nothing other than full compliance’: Inside the row over a hospital boss’s payAccusations of ‘unreasonable and unwarranted conduct’ – and risk to patients – amid pay scale disputeTue Oct 28 2025 - 06:00
Push to increase flu and RSV vaccine uptake as seasonal illness risesHealth service targets hard-to-reach groups after ‘severe and prolonged’ flu season in 2024Mon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
‘Roll up your sleeves’: the IBTS wants your blood this HalloweenThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service has launched a somewhat spooky seasonal campaignSat Oct 25 2025 - 06:00
Maynooth University officially launches new school of nursingNursing school currently has 27 undergraduates, with number of students due to rise to 100 within four yearsFri Oct 24 2025 - 17:02
Doctors call for regulations as e-scooter injuries present ‘growing challenge to healthcare’Risks associated with use ‘cannot be overstated’, authors of study sayThu Oct 23 2025 - 18:22
Women being ‘short-changed’ due to lack of birthing options, campaign group claimsHomebirths in the midwest were suspended following the death of Limerick woman Laura Liston in June 2022, after the homebirth of her first childThu Oct 23 2025 - 17:11
Pharmacies must display clear information about cost of services from DecemberNew guidance comes following lengthy negotiations between department and sector earlier this year over HRT provisionThu Oct 23 2025 - 14:42
Tackle nitrous oxide use among children and young people, report recommendsLegally available drug can cause neurological damage and frostbite burnsThu Oct 23 2025 - 14:22
Increasing number of younger women diagnosed with breast cancer, committee toldDemand for cancer services on rise due to ageing population and growing complexity of treatmentWed Oct 22 2025 - 15:31
AI use by doctors brings ‘significant’ challenges, says Medical CouncilTechnology is increasingly being used across the health system, particularly in medical imaging and diagnosticsTue Oct 21 2025 - 16:08
US construction giant was consulted on national children’s hospital ‘problems’Irish-American Gilbane Building Company among largest healthcare contractors in United StatesMon Oct 13 2025 - 05:00
Psychotherapy regulator cited ‘wider implications’ in rejecting personal therapy proposalFour major psychotherapy bodies have raised concerns standards could create client safety risksThu Oct 09 2025 - 06:00
Living with cancer in Ireland: ‘We’ve moved from a one-size-fits-all treatment’More than 220,000 people in Ireland are living with or after cancer, a 50 per cent increase from a decade agoMon Oct 06 2025 - 06:00
HSE warns Limerick hospital of ‘significant risk’ if chief executive pay not reducedEmer Martin and board of St John’s Hospital warned breach of public pay scale could have repercussions for pensionsFri Oct 03 2025 - 15:18
Creativity could be prescribed to improve brain health, study suggestsMusic, dance, visual arts, and even specific video games can slow brain ageing, Trinity College research findsFri Oct 03 2025 - 11:54
Almost 75% of Ireland’s radiation machines need to be replaced, group finds Concerns about ‘substandard care’ as breakdown of older equipment interrupts treatment Fri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
‘I find calm in chaos. I think most emergency physicians are like that’Doctor Keith Kennedy volunteers with Critical charity to take pressure off the ambulance service Fri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Irish Cancer Society says budget funding vital to prevent death rate increasingCharity outlined how majority of targets in the National Cancer Strategy have not been metThu Oct 02 2025 - 00:02
Hiqa report highlights how healthcare impasse in midwest can be linked to one decisionCurrent situation can be tied back to the closure of three smaller EDs in 2009Tue Sept 30 2025 - 17:27
Recommendations of Hiqa review of HSE Mid-West branded ‘very disrespectful’ by campaignersThird option to tackle overcrowding is to develop a new hospital in HSE Mid West, says HiqaTue Sept 30 2025 - 15:16
Men’s silent health crisis: ‘I was just worrying, worrying, worrying. I thought I was going to die’A report this week found that two in five men die prematurely, with embarrassment about mental health and attempts to ‘power through’ among the reasonsSat Sept 27 2025 - 06:00
Chickenpox vaccine: who can get it, when and why? Hospitalised cases of the virus rose to 165 in 2023, more than twice the level of the previous year Thu Sept 25 2025 - 11:39
Mismanaged ‘skin infestation’ outbreak at Kilkenny nursing home risked spreading disease, Hiqa findsScabies outbreak, including severe and more contagious form of condition, was not properly dealt with, Hiqa inspection finds Thu Sept 25 2025 - 11:05
Ireland’s drugs budget rising every year in ‘unsustainable’ trajectoryTwo more cases being examined in Portiuncula hospital reveiew, Oireachtas committee hearsThu Sept 25 2025 - 06:00
What will the HSE’s takeover of Children’s Health Ireland mean for patients?Paediatric healthcare provider has faced a litany of controversiesWed Sept 24 2025 - 17:19
Children’s Health Ireland to be folded into HSEMove follows months of controversy, notably relating to orthopaedic and spinal servicesWed Sept 24 2025 - 16:19
Minister urged to intercede over regulator row in psychotherapy sector Stakeholders raise concerns that new standards will lower the quality of training, creating risks for client safety Wed Sept 24 2025 - 06:00
GP who described Covid vaccine for children as ‘crime against humanity’ faces inquiryDr Marcus de Brun, who said face masks were ‘dangerous’, faces 10 allegations of professional misconductTue Sept 23 2025 - 17:03
Patient’s picture was shared ‘mistakenly’ on WhatsApp, HSE data protection log showsHealth service recorded 624 breaches last year including theft of backpack containing filesTue Sept 23 2025 - 10:00
Home-birth system is a ‘risk to patient safety’, audit findsNo agreed maximum safe travel time to nearest maternity unit or self-employed community midwife, report showsTue Sept 23 2025 - 06:00
Two in five men in Ireland die before the age of 75Men in Ireland dying too young from causes that are largely preventable, Movember charity research outlinesTue Sept 23 2025 - 06:00
Managing chronic pain no longer a case of enduranceIn Dublin’s Mount Carmel HSE surgical hub, ‘it’s so calm and you know you’re actually going to be seen’Mon Sept 22 2025 - 06:00
Sea swimming: How safe is it to take plunge beyond the summer in Ireland?The rise of open-water swimming offers benefits, but experts warn of hidden dangers in winter seasSun Sept 21 2025 - 06:00
CHI investigates reports of surgeons contacting parents to review children they operated onOne mother recalled sense of shock after surgeon said he wanted to review his own workFri Sept 19 2025 - 06:00
Youth drinking in Ireland on the rise following lull Although younger people delay, once they drink they consume alcohol at above average rate Thu Sept 18 2025 - 15:31
Flu vaccine uptake among health workers in 2024 lowest in seven yearsMore than 23,000 cases of influenza notified to health officials between October and end of FebruaryThu Sept 18 2025 - 13:37
Lack of nursing home beds ‘means older people staying longer in acute hospitals’Significant increase in nursing home beds needed to meet growing demand, says representative bodyThu Sept 18 2025 - 06:00
HSE to create panel to help cut waiting lists for children’s assessments of needAbout 90% of applicants not seen within six months as required by Disability ActMon Sept 15 2025 - 20:01
Pharmacy sector to receive additional €75m under new agreement with State Pharmacists will be able to prescribe medication for a number of common conditions under agreementFri Sept 12 2025 - 21:17
Significant disruption to Luas services in Dublin and some Irish Rail routes over weekend No service from Red Cow to Tallaght, while Longford-to-Sligo rail schedule also affectedFri Sept 12 2025 - 18:28
