#Childrens Health

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Ireland ranks third globally for FASD as report warns of hidden disability crisis
A new report warns Ireland faces a hidden health crisis, with FASD rates ten times the global average

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

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S Fergus Finlay: Ireland’s child protection failures go beyond Tusla — the real issue is political will
Ireland has one social worker per 3,000 people, yet we scapegoat Tusla instead of fixing systemic failures in child protection

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

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Dentist recruitment shortage is an emergency that must be addressed
We urgently need more places in dentistry courses and a new focus on making dental treatment accessible for everyone, writes Fintan Hourihan

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

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'Significant gaps' in sepsis care create a challenge for early diagnosis
Health staff also said public knowledge of sepsis and resistance to antibiotics is 'poor'. They called for education on the risks and symptoms which should not frighten people

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

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Savings scheme to allow foster carers financially support children after they turn 18 
Guidance being developed by Tusla

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

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Children’s Ombudsman and Tusla chief to address seminar on our most vulnerable children
End Child Poverty Week is intended to highlight child poverty and its impact on children, young people, and families, ahead of Budget 2026

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Meals on Wheels should provide school lunches as suppliers withdraw from scheme - TD
Meals on Wheels should provide school lunches as suppliers withdraw from scheme - TD
Cork South West TD Michael Collins said: 'Meals on Wheels are already out on the road every single day, delivering to elderly people across rural Ireland. They are certified, professional, and up to the highest standards.

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Review into children's spinal care at hospital still in first phase two years after it started
Review into children's spinal care at hospital still in first phase two years after it started
The review is a key report together with continuing probes into spinal and hip surgeries at Children’s Health Ireland hospitals

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

Smartphone research
Sizable rise in children using AI chatbots and seeing content that 'bothered' them, report says
The CyberSafeKids report found that over a quarter of children reported seeing content or having unsolicited contact online that 'bothered' them which included horror, violence, sexual content, threats and scams

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

Boy using asthma inhaler to treat inflammatory disease, wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Allergy tre
When our homes are making us unwell, housing becomes a health issue
Budget 2026 is an opportunity for the Government to show leadership by supporting a healthy population and healthy housing, writes Eilís Ní Chaithnía

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

AOIFE KEARNEY
Mary Lou McDonald calls for opposition to collaborate ahead of next election 
Sinn Féin’s leader is being tipped for a presidential run, but she still has work to do in the Dáil, writes Paul Hosford

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

'Childcare scheme leaves out working families whose children have special needs'
'Childcare scheme leaves out working families whose children have special needs'
Parents take discrimination case to WRC as they are denied the payment all parents receive to subsidise childcare

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

'Toddler is being discriminated against and denied €5k subsidy due to his disability'
'Toddler is being discriminated against and denied €5k subsidy due to his disability'
Workplace Relations Commission to hear Arlo Neill is being discriminated against as he's denied the €5,000 payment all parents receive to subsidise childcare and early learning 

Sun, 31 Aug, 2025

Cork mother has 'never been more worried about the opening' of National Children's Hospital
Cork mother has 'never been more worried about the opening' of National Children's Hospital
Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has raised concerns about construction of the new hospital. She said funds are being under-used

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

Children with disabilities attending vet clinics and pet shops to use chair scales
Children with disabilities attending vet clinics and pet shops to use chair scales
Mother Ciara Dunne believes that 'it should be a requirement for all CDNTs and disability services to have a chair scales, regardless of whether they have a dietitian or not'

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

What to do if you think your child is being bullied
Most 13-year-olds don't report being bullied as they don't think of it as bullying, says report
Online abuse or name-calling was more likely to be labelled as bullying than other types, such as being excluded by others

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

Parents of nine-year-old Harvey, who died waiting for scoliosis surgery, call for 'peaceful' protest 
Parents of nine-year-old Harvey, who died waiting for scoliosis surgery, call for 'peaceful' protest 
Last month there were 131 children on the main spinal surgery waiting lists at Children’s Health Ireland hospitals

Thu, 21 Aug, 2025

Girl covering her eyes with her hands
Corporal punishment carries 'multiple risks' to children’s health, says WHO
An estimated 1.2 billion children are subject to this ‘harmful practice’ each year, affecting physical and mental wellbeing, World Health Organization report finds

Thu, 21 Aug, 2025

Children Using E-cigarettes or Vapes
Children who vape 'three times more likely to become smokers'
New worldwide analysis shows ‘striking’ link between young people's use of e-cigarettes and vapes, and cigarette-smoking later in life

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

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HSE to launch platform for Cork and Kerry patients to give feedback on healthcare 
The platform will work by offering patients the chance to upload feedback by telling stories about their care

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Child referred to Tusla over sexual abuse concerns left on waiting list for 14 months
Child referred to Tusla over sexual abuse concerns left on waiting list for 14 months
The inspection report found that of the five national child protection and welfare standards assessed, all five standards were not compliant

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

MSPs debate child care plans
Childcare providers set to leave government funding schemes and increase fees, Government warned
One provider of multiple creches last month told parents it would leave the scheme citing rising costs

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

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School meals fuss throws the baby out with the bathwater
Social media misinformation around nutrition is causing privilege and scaremongering to override science, writes Niamh O'Connor

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

Autistic Waterford boy ‘in great form’ after delayed dental appointment but many more still waiting
Autistic Waterford boy ‘in great form’ after delayed dental appointment but many more still waiting
Taoiseach intervened after family told the 'Irish Examiner' earlier this year about the 10-year wait for treatment the boy faced

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

Childcare survey
Nearly 900 childcare providers approved to raise fees despite State funding
Government data shows almost 900 State-funded childcare providers approved to raise fees this year, despite ongoing subsidy supports for parents

Sat, 16 Aug, 2025

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Cholera patients treated on floor of Sudanese clinics with 40 dead in one week
During July, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières treated over 2,300 cholera patients while working with Sudan's ministry of health

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

Our children bear the scars of Simon Harris's broken promises on scoliosis surgery
Our children bear the scars of Simon Harris's broken promises on scoliosis surgery
As Darragh Cahill again waits for scoliosis surgery he needed months ago, his mother Claire says Simon Harris must step down after failing to deliver on his promise to cut waiting times to no more than four months

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

Tánaiste to meet mother of scoliosis patient Harvey Morrison Sherratt after boy’s death
Tánaiste to meet mother of scoliosis patient Harvey Morrison Sherratt after boy’s death
Tánaiste requests full report on Harvey’s care as political pressure mounts and Aontú warns of a no-confidence motion

Wed, 13 Aug, 2025

Chicken nuggets and other 'cheat foods' banished from school meals
Chicken nuggets and other 'cheat foods' banished from school meals
A dietitian has been recruited to improve Ireland's hot school meals programme, and the junk food ban will be in place before the start of the school year

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

CHI issue tender for 'world-class hospitals' outside Ireland to treat spina bifida and scoliosis patients
CHI issue tender for 'world-class hospitals' outside Ireland to treat spina bifida and scoliosis patients
Tender documents published by CHI on Wednesday have called for applications by hospitals to carry out a minimum of 10 spinal surgeries by the end of the year

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

little girl eating
Aoife Hearne: How do I get my children back on track after they lost their appetite in the hot weather?
We're back home a week and they are still off their food — I've to coax them to eat at mealtimes

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Huge demand for Tusla services to result in €68m overspend this year, says agency
Huge demand for Tusla services to result in €68m overspend this year, says agency
In a monthly briefing, the agency said demand for its service was growing, especially for residential care, fostering, legal bills, and separated children seeking asylum

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

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Vape-related hospitalisations go from zero to 12 in just two years
HSE has been asked to explain delays in rolling out a youth vaping prevention campaign after €300,000 was allocated for it last year

Sun, 03 Aug, 2025

CUH launches Ireland's first public treatment programme for children with peanut and tree nut allergies
CUH launches Ireland's first public treatment programme for children with peanut and tree nut allergies
Oral immunotherapy treatment involves the gradual introduction of an allergenic food in increasing amounts into the diet of children aged under five, helping them build tolerance, and helping the immune system reduce the risk and severity of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Medical Marijuana Edibles, Candies Infused with CBD HHC or THC Cannabis in food industry
Ireland finally bans HHC 'but we must be vigilant about new drugs’
HHC, widely available to children as vapes and edibles, has been linked to serious medical episodes and psychosis here in Ireland

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Frustrated young boy with book
Speech and language therapists 'heartbroken' over children’s disability services, study finds
The study from UCC and the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences found that large caseloads and staffing issues prevent them offering vital care to children

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

The Social Media Overuse
It's crystal clear that an unregulated digital world carries far too many risks for the young
While technology is with us and brings great benefits to everyone, tech platforms and those who are in the business of selling their digital products and advertising to us, must do it in a way that is decent and fair, writes Noeline Blackwell

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

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Cork and Kerry children the healthiest in the country, new survey finds
CSO data shows the general health of more than 90% of children across the country was deemed to be 'good or very good'

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Woman Doctor Or GP In Office Meeting Teenage Female Patient For Appointment
Do we need a new model for GP care?
The demand for GP visits is expected to increase by much as 30% in the next 15 years, with an extra 1,200 doctors needed to keep pace

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Online Young Teen in His Bedroom
'Digital identity wallet' could block children from accessing harmful content online
European Commission guidelines said online platforms must use 'accurate, reliable and robust' age verification methods to restrict access to adult content

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Toddler’s fentanyl death ‘was an accident waiting to happen’
Toddler’s fentanyl death ‘was an accident waiting to happen’
Boy, 20 months, accidentally ingested or absorbed the drug through his terminally ill uncle’s transdermal patch

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

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Children waiting up to 13 years for primary care assessment
The figures show children's waiting times for an initial psychology, occupational therapy, or physiotherapy assessment

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Children's spinal surgeries concerns
'I have nothing to hide': New role for former chief of scandal-hit CHI cost State €123k in legal fees
Eilish Hardiman’s contract was renewed  amid several scandals at CHI, including the insertion of non-medical grade springs into the spines of children during surgery and the alleged carrying out of unnecessary hip dysplasia surgeries on other children

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

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Unicef calls on Government to help evacuate injured children from Gaza hospitals
Unicef’s global spokesperson urges Ireland to push for medical evacuations as wounded children suffer without pain relief in Gaza

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

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