‘Worrying’ rise in repeated self-harming among teenagers, study findsRates significantly higher among females, trans and gender-diverse adolescents, and early school leaversThu Jan 29 2026 - 11:42
‘We were just exported’: Parents fight for stem cell transplants in Ireland Ailbe Carter died on September 10th last year in England. His parents say travelling for his treatment added to their traumaMon Jan 19 2026 - 06:00
‘We fought hard for this lady. And we still lost her’: How new mother died after home birthLaura Liston’s death after the birth of her son at home led the HSE to suspend home births in the midwest regionThu Jan 15 2026 - 22:29
Verdict of medical misadventure in death of woman who died after home birthHSE suspended home births in midwest following Laura Liston’s death and service has not resumed sinceWed Jan 14 2026 - 17:14
Two-thirds of healthcare workers ‘actively’ considering leaving role, study findsThink tank’s report highlights ‘growing retention crisis’ in sectorTue Jan 13 2026 - 13:16
Number of ‘urgent’ colonoscopy referrals not seen on time almost triplesHealth service has 28-day target for patients to be seen for urgent examination of bowelMon Jan 12 2026 - 06:00
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill interview: ‘I wish BAM would just give me the hospital’ Minister for Health discusses private maternity care, consultants’ contract and the new national children’s hospitalSat Jan 10 2026 - 10:00
Health service failed to meet goal of cutting hospital waiting lists in 2025NTPF figures show 64 per cent of the 750,000 patients on hospital waiting lists were waiting longer than target timesFri Jan 09 2026 - 15:09
Cork and Galway hospitals have ‘persistent’ overcrowding issue, says MinisterHospital system coped better than initially modelled during the peak of flu on Christmas weekFri Jan 09 2026 - 06:00
Services for those close to death ‘overstretched’, says hospice foundation Increasing demand for end-of-life assistance likely as annual fatalities forecast to rise by ’40% over next 20 years’ Thu Jan 08 2026 - 06:00
Flu hospitalisations up by a third in one week, HSE figures showPublic urged to remain vigilant as cases rise again after Christmas drop-offWed Jan 07 2026 - 13:12
Mental, social connections and physical health top three issues during the pandemicTwo public consultations have been conducted on the response to Covid-19 Tue Jan 06 2026 - 12:20
Quakers to sell Bloomfield mental health hospitalCharitable institution established more than 200 years ago cares for people with enduring problems Mon Jan 05 2026 - 06:00
Met Éireann forecasts ‘treacherous conditions’ with temperatures to drop as low as -6A status yellow snow and ice warning is in place for five counties until 11am on MondaySun Jan 04 2026 - 13:17
Pa O’Dwyer: Tributes after death of five-time Ireland’s Strongest Man championThe father of three young children held the title of Ireland’s strongest man a record five timesSun Jan 04 2026 - 13:01
Weather warnings in place for all of Ireland as Met Éireann forecasts ice and snowMet Éireann warns of potentially dangerous driving conditions due to wintry showers in many areasSat Jan 03 2026 - 13:12
Cavan man who drowned in Australia is named as tributes paidPolice preparing report for coroner after death of Sean Keaney (35) Fri Jan 02 2026 - 14:13
The rise of virtual wards providing care at home: ‘It’s been absolutely fantastic’ Patients are remotely monitored by St Vincent’s Hospital medical teamsFri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital transferring women as far as Drogheda due to bed shortageBabies younger than 25 weeks were once not considered viable but ‘now we’re looking at 22-weekers’, says Rotunda masterThu Jan 01 2026 - 06:00
Kenny Jacobs confirms he has referred suspension by DAA to his lawyers Minister says he will not reconsider refusal to approve DAA chief executive’s €1m exit packageWed Dec 24 2025 - 16:53
CSO reveals the most popular Christmas baby namesAfter 10 years at the top, Holly is no longer the most popular girls’ name for babies born in December Tue Dec 23 2025 - 18:13
Flu cases among people aged 65 and older up by almost 25% over past weekNumber hospitalised with flu falls to 692 from 815 the previous weekTue Dec 23 2025 - 16:53
‘Acute shortage’ of care workers amid ageing demographics, official analysis findsEven replacing existing workers a challenge with a quarter of workforce over 55 years of ageTue Dec 23 2025 - 15:00
Two further hospitals deemed non-compliant with public pay rulesHospitals ‘obliged’ to implement Government-sanctioned salaries, says HSE spokesman Sun Dec 21 2025 - 18:05
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 dateSun Dec 21 2025 - 16:47
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 Fri Dec 19 2025 - 19:00
One in five doctors registered in Ireland opting to work abroad or not at allMajority of Irish graduates working overseas are in Australia, Medical Council report showsFri Dec 19 2025 - 15:56
Huntington’s charity ‘worried and saddened’ by mistreatment findings at BloomfieldIndependent investigation of Rathfarnham hospital found patients were cursed at and threatened Fri Dec 19 2025 - 12:42
Flu cases: 17 deaths so far this winter, figures showVirus continuing to increase across all indicators but is at ‘very high levels’ among those aged 15 and underThu Dec 18 2025 - 14:25
‘Radical overhaul’ called for following mistreatment findings at Bloomfield HospitalMinister of State for Mental Health said ‘it’s simply unacceptable that there would be issues over incontinence wear’Wed Dec 17 2025 - 20:52
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 chiefWed Dec 17 2025 - 15:43
Inside Bloomfield Hospital: what investigators found after whistle blown on patient careReview found ‘on the balance of probabilities’, allegations of mistreatment did occurWed Dec 17 2025 - 06:00
Patients in Dublin mental health hospital left in soiled clothes, slapped and threatenedBloomfield Hospital in Rathfarnham apologises after investigation finds residents were mistreatedWed Dec 17 2025 - 06:00
More hospital beds to be provided in midwest to tackle overcrowding, says MinisterAcute bed capacity at University Hospital Limerick‘s Dooradoyle site to be expanded and second site to be developed nearbyTue Dec 16 2025 - 19:32
Orange rain warning by Met Éireann for two counties in placeFlood risk is increased due to high river levels and saturated ground, forecaster saysSat Dec 13 2025 - 12:24
Former Children’s Health Ireland chief takes up new HSE regional job on same salary of €184,000Eilísh Hardiman ran paediatric healthcare group for two five-year terms before dispute after minister sought new chief executiveSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
New rules around medication dispensing delayed after political backlashSome patients were facing charges of €20-€50 in the new year for getting ‘blister packs’ from their pharmacies, Dáil toldFri Dec 12 2025 - 19:29
Flu jab uptake among HSE healthcare workers ‘dismal’ with only 29% vaccinated‘Maybe staff are not standing in solidarity with patients as much as we could be, and that’s a tricky thing to say,’ Medical Council president saysFri Dec 12 2025 - 18:01
Number of people hospitalised with flu increases by almost 60% in two weeksHighest number of cases reported last week were in children aged 0 to 14, who accounted for 1,022 instancesWed Dec 10 2025 - 18:03
Flu strain H3N2: how prepared is the HSE for a winter surge?A highly virulent flu strain, slow vaccine uptake and bed shortages among HSE’s problemsWed Dec 10 2025 - 17:33
Cancer outcomes in Ireland stayed stable during pandemic, study finds Despite initial slowdown in diagnoses, ‘health services recovered at pace’Wed Dec 10 2025 - 06:00
HSE offers €750 to victims of system-wide cyberattackRussia-based cybercrime group launched ransomware attack on health service in 2021Tue Dec 09 2025 - 18:15
Flu: What are the symptoms and when should I stay out of the office?Cases are on an upward trajectory and are expected to peak around ChristmasTue Dec 09 2025 - 06:00
Verdict of medical misadventure recorded in death of teen Niamh McNally at UHLJohn McNamara, presiding coroner at Limerick coroner’s court, said Niamh McNally’s death was a ‘tragic and rare event’Thu Nov 27 2025 - 17:57
‘Mammy, I can’t breathe’: Mother of Niamh McNally (16) recalls her death in Limerick hospitalCarolyn O’Neill tells inquest her daughter turned to her and said ‘Mammy, I can’t breathe’ before her deathWed Nov 26 2025 - 12:59
Deirdre Morley, mother who killed her three children, challenges coroner over scope of inquest Deirdre Morley seeks judicial review of decision not to call psychiatrist and medics who had treated herTue Nov 25 2025 - 16:55
Two dead and several injured after crash involving bus, truck and car in Gormanston, Co MeathThe early morning collision involved a Bus Éireann bus, truck and a carMon Nov 24 2025 - 17:37
Strong, consistent evidence HPV vaccines prevent cervical cancer, reviews findUptake in Ireland has dropped slightly despite recent successMon Nov 24 2025 - 09:00
Second hospital chief executive salary breaches public pay scaleThe Department of Public Expenditure asked the HSE to examine salaries of voluntary hospitals after issue emerged in LimerickFri Nov 21 2025 - 06:22
Six flu deaths in Ireland as virus arrives ‘much earlier’ this yearCases rising early from a low level, with calls for those eligible to get vaccinatedThu Nov 20 2025 - 16:00
