Entrepreneurship and self-employment open up a new world of work
More people are setting up their own businesses – but to succeed you need to be prepared
Mastering your digital footprint: how to build a professional online presence
How to stand out from the crowd and inspire interest from an employer
Showing initiative: How to make and keep making an impression
Preparing in advance of your first day also helps you be a step ahead.
Family of Aoife Johnston refuses to meet HSE chief until full report into her death is published
Family wants unredacted report into death of 16-year-old in University Hospital Limerick in 2022 to be published to highlight ‘its shortcomings’, solicitor says
Vaping: What are the Irish Government’s planned restrictions and will they succeed?
Plans to restrict the sale and advertising of vaping products and ban single-use vapes are in train but challenges lie ahead
Charity-run GP clinic says it faces closure unless recent taxation laws amended
Legislation created ‘insurmountable operational challenges’ at Dublin 1 practice
People in deprived areas four times more likely to have health issues, study finds
Rate of disability among children in disadvantaged areas similar to that seen among people of retirement age in affluent locales, notes Pobal research
HSE uses AI in trial to reduce winter admissions, says tech head
Damien McCallion says the analytics team is also using healthcare data to assist with population health planning
More than half of patients assessed under HSE programme at risk of diabetes or cardiovascular disease
HSE publishes first report of Opportunistic Case Finding Programme at its national conference on integrated care
Gaza children on way to Republic for medical treatment
More than 40,800 Palestinians have been killed and almost 94,400 wounded in Israel’s military offensive, says Gaza health ministry
Online platforms are harming children in ‘really sinister, dark ways’, says Donnelly
Online platforms are harming children in ‘really sinister, dark ways’, says Stephen Donnelly as online health taskforce is announced
Calls for addiction to be treated as a mental health issue
Probation expert says homelessness and addiction are almost like ‘manifestations of mental health difficulties’
Children’s surgeons difficult to recruit due to increasing specialisation, report warns
Lack of investment in paediatric services and infrastructure has resulted in lack of priority for building skills, says report
A ‘brutal’ reality: For Travellers, mental illness remains a stigma that can lead to spiralling problems
Taboo can leave problems untreated, while for some, even a diagnosis does not guarantee support
Stalking victims can now seek civil orders in District Court aimed at preventing behaviour
New system of civil orders allows for earlier intervention as it does not require level of proof needed to secure a criminal conviction