CSO reveals the most popular Christmas baby names
After 10 years at the top, Holly is no longer the most popular girls’ name for babies born in December
Flu cases among people aged 65 and older up by almost 25% over past week
Number hospitalised with flu falls to 692 from 815 the previous week
‘Acute shortage’ of care workers amid ageing demographics, official analysis finds
Even replacing existing workers a challenge with a quarter of workforce over 55 years of age
Two further hospitals deemed non-compliant with public pay rules
Hospitals ‘obliged’ to implement Government-sanctioned salaries, says HSE spokesman
Flu: More than 1,000 people expected in hospital with peak projected for Christmas week
‘Unprecedented’ demand on emergency departments this season with 17 influenza deaths reported to date
CHI to get access to new children’s hospital eight months later than planned
It had been agreed that CHI could have access to the site from April to mitigate risks of delays to operational commissioning
One in five doctors registered in Ireland opting to work abroad or not at all
Majority of Irish graduates working overseas are in Australia, Medical Council report shows
Huntington’s charity ‘worried and saddened’ by mistreatment findings at Bloomfield
Independent investigation of Rathfarnham hospital found patients were cursed at and threatened
Flu cases: 17 deaths so far this winter, figures show
Virus continuing to increase across all indicators but is at ‘very high levels’ among those aged 15 and under
‘Radical overhaul’ called for following mistreatment findings at Bloomfield Hospital
Minister of State for Mental Health said ‘it’s simply unacceptable that there would be issues over incontinence wear’
Portiuncula hospital will not admit high-risk pregnancies for ‘some time’
Two key ‘junctures’ need to be arrived at before care for higher-risk pregnancies can resume, says HSE chief
Patients in Dublin mental health hospital left in soiled clothes, slapped and threatened
Bloomfield Hospital in Rathfarnham apologises after investigation finds residents were mistreated
Inside Bloomfield Hospital: what investigators found after whistle blown on patient care
Review found ‘on the balance of probabilities’, allegations of mistreatment did occur
More hospital beds to be provided in midwest to tackle overcrowding, says Minister
Acute bed capacity at University Hospital Limerick‘s Dooradoyle site to be expanded and second site to be developed nearby
Orange rain warning by Met Éireann for two counties in place
Flood risk is increased due to high river levels and saturated ground, forecaster says