With one pool for every 80,000 people, it’s a miracle Ireland is producing great swimmers – The Irish Times
It’s been a wildly exciting time for Irish swimming. The squad that performed at the European Aquatics Short…
Alert: Visitor restrictions because of “very contagious” virus outbreak at Kilkenny hospital
It has been announced this afternoon (Friday) that St Luke’s General Hospital Carlow Kilkenny is battling an outbreak…
Cork carers to see hike in State payments from this week
Carers and people with disabilities in Cork are to receive further support in 2026, as part of social…
Pharmacist awarded €20,000 after being excluded from promotion due to working part-time – The Irish Times
A hospital pharmacist who did not meet the minimum requirement to apply for a promotion because she worked…
Concerns as key hospital roles across Cork and Kerry filled by locums
One in six hospital consultants nationwide are now working on locum contracts, HSE confirms In response to questioning…
Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital transferring women as far as Drogheda due to bed shortage – The Irish Times
It was a Monday evening in mid-December and a woman was in labour in the Rotunda Hospital when…
Special sick-pay scheme for healthcare workers with long-Covid will end today
Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has been urged to extend the scheme, which guarantees full pay. But a…
Healthcare workers at risk of losing financial support when Covid sick-pay scheme ends
A nurse who contracted the virus in early 2021 has said the prospect is a ‘tremendous worry’ Health…
Almost 50 years of service to County Limerick hospital celebrated with retirement
A WOMAN from Patrickswell who dedicated 49 years of her life to service in the HSE has retired. …
Norovirus warning as nasty winter vomiting bug cases spike across Ireland
The HSE has reported a spike in confirmed norovirus infections and cautioned that this upward trajectory is “likely…
Vigilance urged as hospitals ‘very busy’ with respiratory illnesses – The Irish Times
Hospitals throughout the country remain “very busy” with 677 people hospitalised with a respiratory illness, the Health Service…
‘I should not have to worry about this as a cancer patient’ – vulnerable patients paying up to €17 a day for hospital car parking
Rates remain high despite promise in Programme for Government Patients and visitors attending public hospitals facing daily car parking charges…