Demand for GP consultations could rise by up to 30% over next 15 years as population ages and growsESRI says there will be a need for thousands of extra doctors and general practice nurses by 2040Wed Jun 18 2025 - 00:01
Almost 200 notifications alleging abuse of residents in nursing home at centre of safeguarding controversyReport follows RTÉ Investigates show which made allegations about The Residence in Portlaoise and Beneavin Manor in DublinTue Jun 17 2025 - 21:09
Negative staff culture at Dublin children’s hospital could ‘put patients at risk’ – CHI reviewInterviewees for Children’s Health Ireland report described environment where change was slow, lacked governance and robust processesMon Jun 16 2025 - 10:30
CHI consultant at centre of review did not fulfil on-call hours for three years due to ‘health issues’Consultant saw twice as many patients in weekend clinic as his regular weekday equivalentWed Jun 04 2025 - 06:00
Mental Health Bill bypassing health committee ‘sets a dangerous precedent’, says chairMinister for Mental Health says she wants to ensure Bill is enacted by end of yearWed Jun 04 2025 - 06:00
More than half of funded staff posts in endometriosis clinics unfilled, new figures showEndometriosis is a chronic disease which affects about 10% of women and girls of reproductive ageMon Jun 02 2025 - 06:00
Maker of Ozempic and Wegovy broke advertising rules, regulator finds‘Significant number of non-compliances’ by pharmaceutical firm behind weight loss drugsFri May 30 2025 - 06:00
Public Accounts Committee recalls CHI and HSE following fresh revelations about alleged patient referralsFour board members had resigned over the past week, as CHI faced controversies over children’s scoliosis and hip surgeriesThu May 29 2025 - 18:30
Illegal or fake weight-loss drugs seized by medicines watchdog this month almost five times 2024 totalAuthority says it never endorses or lends its logo to brands or productsThu May 29 2025 - 15:24
Six years and several controversies in, the Government is losing its faith in CHIHip surgery issues, spinal springs and an as-yet-unopened hospital have marred entity’s reputationWed May 28 2025 - 06:00
Children’s Health Ireland may be merged into HSE following recent controversies‘Lack of confidence’ in governing body facing growing number of issuesWed May 28 2025 - 06:00
Up to 6,800 more inpatient beds will be needed by 2040, says ESRI reportIreland’s ageing and increasing population will mean greater capacity requirements in public hospitals over next 15 years Wed May 28 2025 - 00:01
Four Children’s Health Ireland board members resign following months of controversyLatest departures follow resignation of board chairman in AprilTue May 27 2025 - 17:23
CHI consultant who allegedly referred public patients to his own weekend clinic faced no disciplinary actionChildren's Health Ireland clinician at centre of internal review retired after inquiry flagged governance issuesTue May 27 2025 - 06:00
Hip surgeries: Parents call for independent review by international expertsAudit found almost 70 per cent of surgeries were not necessaryMon May 26 2025 - 15:48
‘Come to Ireland, get well paid and a holiday’: The GPs lured from the UK to IrelandAn increase in UK doctors seeking work in Ireland is being linked to geographical proximity and difficulties in the NHS Mon May 26 2025 - 06:00
What’s in the hip surgery audit and how much harm has been done?There was significant variation in the thresholds for surgery across three Dublin hospitalsFri May 23 2025 - 19:00
‘A national scandal’: Answers demanded after audit highlights over 100 unnecessary hip surgeries on childrenThe operations took place at Temple Street and the National Orthopaedic Hospital CappaghFri May 23 2025 - 17:18
Hip surgery audit: Almost 70% of operations in two children’s hospitals ‘unnecessary’ Report examined 147 surgeries performed at three hospitals between 2021 and 2023Fri May 23 2025 - 12:59
Numbers working on children’s hospital project dropped by third since January, politicians hearConstruction contractor BAM says site worker resources higher than expected for this stage of buildThu May 22 2025 - 16:33
‘I can’t wait any longer’: Couples with one child await budget pledge on free IVFIt was announced in October’s budget that access to State scheme would be expanded this yearThu May 22 2025 - 12:22
National children’s hospital builder completes only 60% of progressDelay has been confirmed to Public Accounts Committee, which will hold a meeting on the progress of the new hospital on ThursdayThu May 22 2025 - 06:00
Children and teens make up third of alleged child sexual abuse perpetrators, study findsUnexplained changes in children could be sign of abuse, researchers noteWed May 21 2025 - 13:46
HSE health app downloaded by 75,000 people since launchBut there are accessibility challenges with the application, says social think tankTue May 20 2025 - 06:00
Affirming hormone treatment poses ‘greater risk than benefit’ for increasing numbers, says gender service consultantSystem ‘failing our community’, say representative groups for transgender community Sun May 18 2025 - 07:15
Irish College of GPs conference hears 75% of members not taking new medical card patients Gathering in Cork city discusses accessibility of services and meeting the needs of patientsSat May 17 2025 - 19:46
Children’s hospital ‘never-ending saga’, says Opposition after completion delayed until SeptemberProject now estimated to cost €2.2bn, characterised as ‘one of the most botched capital projects in the history of the State’ Sat May 17 2025 - 15:52
Fixing problems after dental treatment in Turkey can cost Irish patients €40,000, says Irish Dental Association‘The most common issue we see is overtreatment,’ says Dr Rory BoydSat May 17 2025 - 06:30
National children’s hospital: Completion delayed until at least SeptemberContractor pledged a new substantial finish date for hospital would be June 2025 – the 14th substantial completion dateSat May 17 2025 - 06:00
Free HRT widely available in pharmacies from June after agreement reached with Department of HealthIncreased one-off grant offered to pharmacists after union talks with departmentFri May 16 2025 - 12:40
Mother ‘devastated’ to be told her young son’s hip operation was not necessary after allPublication is imminent of independent audit report on surgery on childrenThu May 15 2025 - 06:00
Over 2,200 families of children who received hip surgeries over 15 year period written to by CHI and Cappagh Orthopaedic HospitalReport of independent review into surgeries due shortlyWed May 14 2025 - 18:19
Families whose children had hip surgeries sent letters in advance of report publicationTaoiseach says nobody ‘ducking, diving, dodging’ on paediatric hip operation auditTue May 13 2025 - 17:46
HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster to step down next MarchGloster tenders resignation and says he is ‘privileged to serve’ in role over coming monthsTue May 13 2025 - 11:19
CHI unable to move in to national children’s hospital due to continued delaysEarly access to site was supposed to be granted in April to allow operational commissioning to beginMon May 12 2025 - 06:00
More than 11 nurses and midwives assaulted daily, union conference told Nurses call for more security and CCTV amid rise in assaults and abuseThu May 08 2025 - 15:22
Newly-qualified nurses being ‘driven away’ from profession due to high housing costsNurses working in Cork and Dublin spending up to 77% of wages on rentWed May 07 2025 - 19:52
Almost quarter of nurses, midwives saw doctor over work stress, INMO survey findsStaffing was a major concern in terms of staff and patient safety, according to survey of membersWed May 07 2025 - 12:10
Ask the experts: why are suicide rates reaching 20-year lows in Ireland? The latest provisional rate is the lowest for two decadesTue May 06 2025 - 18:34
Hiqa raises ‘significant concerns’ about Dublin disability centre residentsHealth and safety watchdog notified of two serious injury incidents and more than 30 unexplained bruising cases at Dublin 6W centreTue May 06 2025 - 16:14
Number of measles cases 50 times higher last year than in 2023, data showsSexually transmitted infections also rose, Health Protection Surveillance Centre saysFri May 02 2025 - 13:52
Spinal surgeries: 38 children with scoliosis or spina bifida offered treatment abroadScheme to send children to London and New York due to backlog was announced last yearFri May 02 2025 - 10:12
Sunbeds, melanoma and me: ‘I knew the risks but thought it could never happen’Personal trainer admits she used to spend hours on holiday ‘sizzling’ in the sunFri May 02 2025 - 06:06
Mandatory alcohol warning labels could be reconsidered due to tariff impact on industry - HarrisTimeline ‘under consideration’ with eye on US tax impact on drinks industryThu May 01 2025 - 19:58
Seizures of potentially fatal ‘coffin tablet’ up almost 10-fold in five yearsNumber of illegal doses of pregablin has increased by 920% over past five yearsWed Apr 30 2025 - 13:29
Irish people more willing to get vaccines than those in many other countriesIreland ranked 13th globally for acceptance of traditional vaccines, survey findsThu Apr 24 2025 - 06:00
Mater hospital’s emergency department extension delayed by a year due to nursing shortagesHiqa report found 19.7 per cent of positions unfilled on inspectionWed Apr 23 2025 - 13:08
HSE cancels tender for enhanced flu vaccine due to costEnhanced flu vaccines are designed to better protect those aged 65 or older from severe illness and hospitalisationWed Apr 23 2025 - 06:00
Chief medical officer Mary Horgan: ‘People often forget how bad infections were; our memories sometimes are short’ Chief medical officer Mary Horgan on Covid-19, alcohol warning labels, and the goals for her time in officeTue Apr 22 2025 - 06:00
Spinal surgery: Number of procedures carried out on children has ‘not greatly increased’Paediatric spinal taskforce finds there are fewer surgeons operating in the specialismFri Apr 18 2025 - 06:00
