Prestige or patient choice? Rotunda resists plan to stop public-only consultants offering private maternity care
Dublin hospital picks public fight with HSE and Minister for Health with threat looming of State funding being withdrawn
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Will a new autism diagnosis system speed up service delivery?
In the News podcast: Approach will ‘streamline’ access to autism diagnoses, HSE says
Body of man recovered after boat sinks in Carlingford Lough
Coast Guard received a report that the vessel was in trouble near Greencastle Point, Co Down
Surgeries needing heart-lung machines at risk of cancellation as perfusionists to strike
Union representing perfusionists gives notice of industrial action, starting with one-day strike next week
New HSE autism assessments may ‘harm children’ and lengthen wait lists, groups say
Updated protocol, which will introduce three-tiered approach, likely to come into force mid-2027
Psychiatrists’ body ‘cannot endorse’ new State autism protocol
Approach will ‘streamline’ access to autism diagnoses, HSE says
Some doctors unwilling to take on challenging cases because of litigation ‘risks’
Outgoing Irish Medical Council president says proposal to tie newly-qualified doctors to fixed terms of Irish service could infringe their rights
Should Ireland copy the UK’s generational ban on smoking?
Debate: UK move seeks to balance personal freedom and benefits to individuals’ health and the common good
Long-delayed Occupied Territories Bill to be brought to Cabinet but will exclude services
Legislation proposes to ban the import and sale of goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
Department of Health faces task to find €175m in savings to offset overspending in education
Labour TD Ged Nash says the way details of sums involved are being presented by Ministers ‘is anything but transparent’
Simon Harris’s brand of middle-class populism leads to bad decisions
VAT cut for hospitality and low-tax investment accounts are hardly responsible amid current economic uncertainty
Judge criticises ‘unforgivable’ failures as she jails man for manslaughter of grandmother
Judge says man suffered from complex mental health issues but Central Mental Hospital lacked capacity to accept him
Local authorities to set social housing targets for people with disabilities
Norma Foley says plan provides reassurance to disabled people and their families about ‘housing at right time in their lives’
Upcoming strike action by ambulance workers postponed to allow for further talks
Labour Court asks Siptu, Unite unions to defer planned 48-hour stoppage to allow for additional engagement
Talks aimed at resolving ambulance staff industrial action set for Labour Court
Move follows 24-hour strike by National Ambulance Service workers over pay and grading
Striking ambulance unions urged to re-enter talks as patient safety ‘clearly at risk’
HSE says 24-hour stoppage on Tuesday had a ‘significant impact’ on services and waiting times
Rodent infestations and spider egg sacs among reasons for food closure orders in Dublin, Cork and Waterford
Five restaurants and food services were served with the orders last month
Primary and social healthcare expansion should be priority
People should access public health as close to home as possible
American and French MV Hondius passengers test positive for hantavirus
Two Irish people on board the MV Hondius cruise ship hit by virus returned home on Sunday on Air Corps plane
Stressful, torturous and a scramble: report highlights issues around access to special school places
Mother recounts one of ‘worst times in my life’ in her bid to secure placment for autistic son
Two Irish passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship return home
Both expected to isolate in quarantine for about five weeks after returning from Tenerife on Government jet
Ambulance service to be ‘significantly impacted’ by industrial action today
About 2,000 union members to start a work-to-rule from 8am, with 24-hour strike to follow from Monday night
Family of man who died from ‘overwhelming sepsis’ after discharge settles legal action
High Court hears of failure to properly investigate Michael Cuddihy’s complaints at University Hospital Limerick
Byelection juices flowing in Galway West and Dublin Central
Cost of living looks set to dominate campaign; and HSE’s financial position has ‘significantly worsened’
Absence of framework for physician assistants creating ‘avoidable risk’, report finds
Role of PAs is to assist doctors and surgeons by taking medical histories and performing examinations, among other duties
People with rare ‘butterfly skin’ condition to get first authorised treatment
Debra says introduction of new gel treatment Filsuvez is ‘transformative moment’ for those with epidermolysis bullosa
The fight against hepatitis C: How is it spread, diagnosed and treated?
Viral infection is spread through contact with blood of an infected person
The drive to eliminate ‘silent but potentially deadly’ hepatitis C
Up to 5,000 people in Ireland are living with the virus, and most are unaware they have been infected
Cancer and ambulance services among HSE websites shut down after cybersecurity incident
Affected pages providing information on various services taken offline after ‘unexpected’ server activity
Families of disabled children awaiting needs assessments to raise frustration in Europe
Children have a legal right to assessments of need for educational purposes, but many wait years
Frontline health workers who developed Long Covid set to have full sick pay restored amid case reviews
Special Leave Scheme which kept the staff, mainly nurses, on full pay had been discontinued at end of last year
Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism body to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’
Alleged transfer of €1.5m by autism charity to UK parent charity ‘possibly criminal’
Man (39) questioned by gardaí over death of mother of three in Waterford
Suspect arrested at scene of death of Yveta Donovalova (43) and received medical treatment before being detained
‘Eventually there will be a cure’: Patients welcome plans for large Dublin biobank
Database gathers patient information, samples and diagnostics to help with outcomes for others
Parents alleging medical negligence of daughter must undergo genetic testing, court rules
Child discharged after three days in hospital with advice she had cow’s milk protein allergy with associated reflux
Three hospitals face total funding gap of more than €120m, Oireachtas committee hears
Mater hospital says it faced possible insolvency and considered cost-cutting moves including closing wards
Sims Clinic records pretax losses of €2m as IVF tourism hits revenues
Fertility service company saw revenues increase 3% to €7.84m in the 12 months to the end of June 2025
Measles and whooping cough outbreaks linked to drop in childhood vaccinations, health chief says
Reasons for decline are ‘manifold and complex’ and may include lack of understanding of how serious infectious diseases can be, health committee told
Man sues in High Court claiming State failed to protect his daughter’s right to life
Woman, who was placed in care as a minor, struggled with addiction and was a victim of abuse, father says
HSE warns of ‘false, dangerous’ social media claims on sunbeds
Experts warn UV exposure from sunbeds significantly increases melanoma risk in under-35s
More than 2,000 frontline ambulance staff set to strike over pay
Three separate work stoppages due to take place on May with further action planned for June
‘A remarkable day’: Babies being screened for spinal muscular atrophy through heel prick test
Mother of boy (4), who underwent surgery for condition, says she would not wish her family’s experience ‘on worst enemy’
Serious hospital environment issues found in more than half of inspections – watchdog
Health watchdog finds hospitals with ageing buildings or poor physical environments in inspections over past two years
‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill
The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groups
Middle-class drug users are part of ‘structure of the trade’, medical conference told
Irish Medical Organisation event also hears of problems with prescription drugs and over-the-counter painkillers
Health services move to ‘contingency plans’ amid fuel protest disruptions
Services at Crumlin, Connolly, Tallaght and Temple Street children’s hospitals impacted
Risks at Navan hospital remain because of failure to take obvious decision
Successive ministers and HSE chiefs have been made well aware of problems and solution
Annual hospital car parking fee revenue almost doubles to top €15m in five years
Capped charges for patients undergoing treatment should be introduced, says Social Democrats TD
Patient safety risks identified at Navan Hospital
Health watchdog releases inspection reports on 12 healthcare services
Sharp increase in sunburn among young adults sparks skin cancer concern
More than 11,000 people in Ireland diagnosed with skin cancer each year
Technology could cut dermatology waiting lists but ‘urgent need’ for more consultants, Hiqa says
‘Long delays in receiving specialist care place a significant burden on patients and can worsen health outcomes,’ health watchdog tells HSE
Voluntary hospital chiefs seek pay rise to restore salary link broken 20 years ago
HSE has been examining whether hospital boards were compliant with Government pay policy in setting CEO salaries
Public ‘trust chasm’ developed during Covid-19 pandemic, says Dr Mike Ryan
Communities must be prepared for next public health event or response will fail, forum told
‘There is a treatment and she’s not getting it’: Calls for HSE to fund drug for rare disease
Emily Felix, 28, and her family were ‘killed’ by the news that a drug to treat Friedreich’s ataxia may not be considered for reimbursement by the HSE
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