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Tue, 31 Mar, 2020
The burial of a young girl in a paupers grave in a Cork city cemetery in 1989 is not cited among just 64 burials found for the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in a recent report.
Mon, 17 Jun, 2019
The sister of a baby boy who died in Bessborough only found out that he was buried in a former famine grave via the Commission's burials report.
Thu, 18 Apr, 2019
The number of patients able to access a treatment shown to cure stroke could increase fourfold at Cork University Hospital (CUH) when it extends the hours the service is available from next July.
Sat, 13 Apr, 2019
Patrick White, who was in his mid-40s, was a well-known face on the labour ward at CUMH and further afield.
Thu, 25 Oct, 2018
Exercise of any sort — including a brisk walk — plays a big part in cognitive and physical health as we get older, writes Margaret Jennings.
Fri, 29 Jun, 2018
The Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI) has said it was “not aware” that a formerly accredited adoption agency owned an unmarked grave in which children were buried as late as 1990.
Fri, 09 Mar, 2018
Children from the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home, some of whom died as late as 1990, are buried in unmarked graves in a Cork City cemetery.
Mon, 19 Feb, 2018
Homeless people are 30 times more likely to self-harm than those living in fixed residences, according to a new study analysing five years of hospital presentations.
Thu, 18 Jan, 2018
Many people involved in the health service are not happy with the overall quality of the policy-making process regarding how emergency services are configured and are also dissatisfied with the level of public debate on the issue, a study has found.
Mon, 30 Oct, 2017
There was great potential in the iconic St Kevin’s asylum, writes Kieran McCarthy.
Thu, 06 Jul, 2017
A mental health nurse who shared the confidential medical notes of a psychiatric patient with her boss over a dispute with another nurse was yesterday the subject of a disciplinary hearing.
Thu, 19 Jan, 2017
Anne O’Hea, occupational therapist at Mercy University Hospital, Cork.
Fri, 06 Jan, 2017
Whether it’s raising funds for a nearby hospital or contributing to the education of six to eight-year-olds in the local school, Ballyphehane ICA Guild is all about giving back to the community.
Thu, 21 Jul, 2016
An unannounced inspection of a mental health unit for elderly patients found there was no access to a ‘crash cart’ despite some having conditions that increase the risk of cardiac arrest.
Fri, 22 Apr, 2016
Billed as a prospect for a first-time buyer, and priced at €235,000, there’s every chance yet that Shalamar will be bought by a trader down, or a trader-in, driven by it location.
Sat, 16 Apr, 2016
Sat, 09 Apr, 2016
VICTORIAN terraces on either side of this Douglas Road home get their names from trees.
Sat, 12 Mar, 2016
Sun, 14 Feb, 2016
Thu, 03 Dec, 2015
Wed, 02 Dec, 2015
A 10-year-old boy who, it was claimed, suffered brain damage at birth in a Cork hospital has settled his action against the HSE with an interim payout of €2m.
Fri, 23 Oct, 2015
Thu, 22 Oct, 2015
Health watchdog Hiqa has raised concerns over how allegations of abuse at a nursing home were managed.
Wed, 07 Oct, 2015
A HEATWAVE was promised for this week - but, as much heat will be generated by a flurry of auction action.
Thu, 02 Jul, 2015
It’s nearly 60 years since the polio epidemic struck fear into the heart of middle Ireland. It’s still not over, says Aileen Lee, for the hundreds of sufferers still affected by the disease
Tue, 26 May, 2015
Location on the city end of Cork’s Ballinlough Road is paired with that old chestnut — potential — as key selling points for this two-bed townhouse.
Sat, 25 Apr, 2015
Six sites have been shortlisted as possible locations for a €300m hospital in Cork City to facilitate the merger of two of the region’s busiest hospitals.
Tue, 10 Mar, 2015
The Health Service Executive has moved to allay fears of widespread closure of nursing homes that do not meet the standards set out by the health watchdog.
Mon, 19 Jan, 2015
IN one of the biggest office deals in recent years in Cork, the Department of Social Protection has leased the 35,000 sq ft Abbeycourt House, on George’s Quay, to serve the roll-out of its Intreo employment-and-income supports services.
Thu, 04 Sep, 2014
Given that the Government has committed to consulting a wide range of opinion regarding the scope of the Commission of Investigation into mother-and-baby homes, I would like to issue a plea that the foremost issue to be decided should be which institutions are included.
Wed, 18 Jun, 2014
It took 31 years before the Sacred Heart nuns admitted to Mary that her baby boy had died of septicaemia, writes Claire O’Sullivan
Thu, 05 Jun, 2014
THE demand for quality investments continues, with €33m in an office portfolio sale to three separate buyers in Dublin, and with a private buyer paying over €1.5m for a Cork City retail buy, as a pension investment, with a Tesco Express as its main tenant.
Thu, 22 May, 2014
Two Cork hospitals are ahead of the international curve in administrating clot-busting treatment to patients within the vital three hours post-stroke.
Tue, 06 May, 2014
A health lab has warned priests of the dangers of ‘overcooking’ holy ashes after several mass-goers were scorched during Ash Wednesday ceremonies.
Fri, 07 Mar, 2014
A RECENTLY let, double-tenanted building on Cork’s suburban Douglas Road, by St Finbarr’s Hospital, is up for sale as an investment, for €1.5m.
Thu, 06 Mar, 2014
The HSE should apologise to a little girl who has been left with dyskinetic cerebral palsy after her birth at a Cork hospital, her counsel told the High Court yesterday.
Wed, 19 Feb, 2014
Ray Crowley is used to nurses sticking needles in him and endures what is medically known as a phlebotomy.
Tue, 21 Jan, 2014
Planning has been granted by An Bord Pleanála for a proposed Tesco Express and a Doc Morris pharmacy on the main Douglas Road in Cork city, by St Finbarr’s Hospital.
Thu, 30 May, 2013
In extracts from his new book, Bill O’Herlihy recalls his childhood in Cork, an Evening Echo secret, and why he has an eternal soft spot for both Dunphy and Giles
Wed, 31 Oct, 2012
This renovated 12,000 sq ft two-storey property has a guide price of €600,000.
Thu, 27 Sep, 2012
My role is to optimise the independence of stroke patients.
Sun, 02 Sep, 2012
Two hospital pharmacy workers were treated after a chemical spillage at a Cork hospital.
Fri, 27 Jul, 2012
People who are concerned that their memory loss is the first sign of dementia could be set to benefit from a breakthrough screening test.
Thu, 31 May, 2012
Cork city centre has lost more than 3,500 jobs in the last five years to out-of-city locations, a report has found.
Fri, 20 Apr, 2012
The delivery of a hi-tech lifeboat to Baltimore will give an enormous sense of security and reassurance to island and coastal communities, a mother and her “lifeboat baby” daughter said.
Thu, 16 Feb, 2012
A PSYCHIATRIC hospital serving a major city is unfit for purpose and should be closed down, experts have warned.
Fri, 20 Jan, 2012
FINE GAEL TD Dara Murphy said there “was an element of let down” in seeing St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital transfer to the southside of Cork after told voters during the election campaign that it would not be moved.
Fri, 14 Oct, 2011
THE emergency department at one of Cork city’s busiest hospitals is to close next April as part of a major reconfiguration of the region’s health services.
Thu, 13 Oct, 2011
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