Health Service Executive (HSE)

Many of these products are advertised, marketed and sold as containing only legal ingredients

HSE says ‘agile legislation’ needed to deal with emergence of new psychoactive substances

Anne Coyle to stay on until November to facilitate new leadership transition at north Dublin hospital

Meeting held with representatives from Biogen, which makes drug Skyclarys

Eoin McCarthy (22) of Dunmanway, Co Cork, died in February 2022

Independent investigation of Rathfarnham hospital found patients were sworn at and threatened

Smoking prevalence has remained at 17 or 18 per cent since 2019 despite increases in tobacco taxes

Disease causes progressive damage to the nervous system with those affected having shorter life expectancy

Aftermath observed over 9km stretch but ‘definite line of inquiry’ being followed

Guidance aims to develop consistent approach to use of birthing pools in maternity settings

Not all of those carrying out scans have level of degree stipulated in contract, says Affidea Ireland

Directive opposed psychiatric treatment even if that placed woman’s life at risk

Recovery is rarely a simple process, nor does it always mean complete symptom resolution

Irish Voluntary Healthcare Association says its members are worried about financial sustainability

Nancy Reilly spoke after settling action against HSE over death of husband Mark at Cork University Hospital

Family’s case came to light as woman settled action against HSE and doctor in relation to delay with her diagnosis

Initiative aimed at improving access to healthcare ended last month

Patients report ‘litany of poor experiences’ with services

Minister of State Mary Butler praised Icelandic model and sought funding for HSE gender clinic in Drogheda, letter released under FOI shows

I was so traumatised that for years after my child was born I couldn’t think about the night of her birth

Package provides for pay increases of up to 23 per cent in some instances, with ballot conducted in recent weeks

Annual document says 11 employees, all of whom are consultants, were paid in excess of €500,000 each in 2025

The main benefit of folic acid is that it reduces the incidence of neural tube defects in unborn children

Possibility of showers and thunderstorms will increase as week goes on

Uisce Éireann has also called on the public to reduce hosepipe and power-hose use

Executive confirms it was ‘alerted by an external provider of card printing services of a cyberattack on their systems’

Case involving Nellie Lannen is first to come before High Court since Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street controversy

Almost 5,300 complaints made about public services last year – the highest number for more than 30 years

Perfusionists, who operate machinery during specific surgeries, due to take action on Tuesday and Wednesday over pay dispute

Delays despite community care seen as key pillar of health reforms to move patients away from acute hospitals

A digital health record is not a filing cabinet, but a clinical instrument in its own right

Report states provision of abortion has evolved and is now largely viewed as a routine and normal part of healthcare

Kerrie O’Connell’s family only learned of existence of Meningitis B vaccine after her death in 2024

Jessica Sheedy died in 2018 following complications from surgery to remove benign tumour

Classification of mammogram as benign ‘fell outside the range of acceptable professional judgment’, judge rules

Mother in ‘chasm of despair’ that there is no prospect of her son’s situation being remedied, court hears

Perfusionists had suspended stoppages, but will now strike for two days next week

Dr Maya Sharma, who lost her job and home, plans to set up a private practice in Kerry

There was a significant overspend in HSE’s pay budget, chief executive Anne O’Connor says

HSE acknowledges failings in care, including four-hour wait for ambulance transfer, led to ‘untimely death’ of PJ O’Connor