Shingles vaccine should not just be for ‘rich people’, says pharmacist
Former TD calls for nationwide roll-out A medic administering a vaccine. Stock photo: Getty The Government should cover…
Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill lays out massive task involved in getting patients into new National Children’s Hospital
Hopes are high that it could be operational by end of the year Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is pushing…
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on the health year ahead – The Irish Times
“I wish BAM would just give me the hospital,” Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says when discussing…
‘The discharge failures in Cork and Galway are not good enough’ – Health Minister takes aim at hospitals slow to clear beds
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill’s criticism comes as winter bugs add to trolley crisis Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill voiced…
Cork and Galway hospitals have ‘persistent’ overcrowding issue, says Minister – The Irish Times
Cork and Galway hospitals have “persistent difficulty” with overcrowding and are behind the other hospitals in improving the…
Hundreds in hospital with winter viruses as Ireland endures bitterly cold weather
Health Minister urges people to get their flu and Covid-19 vaccines Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill thanked healthcare…
Irish woman takes up role as head of European drugs agency – The Irish Times
Irish doctor Lorraine Nolan has taken over as head of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), the Lisbon-based…
U2 at Croke Park, Trump at Doonbeg and AI in healthcare: our experts make their big predictions for 2026
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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…
The top stories ‘Irish Independent’ readers were reading each month in 2025
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