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<p>The Cork University Maternity Hospital service saw around 400 women during 2024. File picture</p>

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Cork maternity service changes spark fears as CUMH faces 80 nursing and midwifery vacancies

The midwife-led scheme supports around 400 women annually, but staffing shortages have prompted changes to postnatal care

<p>Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin and Marie Horgan, CNM3 at the official opening of the new Health Service Executive (HSE) Surgical Hub in Cork, providing care for the South West Health Region. Picture. Darragh Kane</p>

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State-of-the-art surgical hub opens at CUH but concerns remain over hospital staffing levels

<p>Dr Vitaliy Mykytiv, consultant haematologist and stem cell programme director: 'We want to call the attention of the HSE at the highest level to this.' Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

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South needs its own stem cell transplant unit, warns consultant

'I get to continue watching my children grow up': Cork cancer trial to provide more personalised treatment

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'I get to continue watching my children grow up': Cork cancer trial to provide more personalised treatment

TDs raise concerns over future of skin cancer surveillance services at CUH

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TDs raise concerns over future of skin cancer surveillance services at CUH

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CUH student nurses offered full-time jobs — but HSE now says the offers are no longer valid

'A deep sense of sadness in the area': Fisherman named after boat sinks off West Cork coast

'A deep sense of sadness in the area': Fisherman named after boat sinks off West Cork coast

The experienced inshore fisherman had gone pollock fishing from Castletownbere before a major search operation was launched early on Tuesday

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Is Cork University Hospital safe? Inside the growing dispute over staffing and resources

Is Cork University Hospital safe? Inside the growing dispute over staffing and resources

Staff and management fear winter pressures could expose patient safety risks as a dispute over resources intensifies at Cork University Hospital

Listen | Fri, 28 Aug, 2026

CUH and HSE hold high-level talks as minister urged to visit hospital

CUH and HSE hold high-level talks as minister urged to visit hospital

Meetings focused on concerns around staffing numbers and potential patient safety issues

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

CUH staffing tensions persist amid calls for 'honest conversation' on health funding

CUH staffing tensions persist amid calls for 'honest conversation' on health funding

Health minister pushes back after Cork University Hospital staff and management unite to press for reform — while Ifac highlights its earlier article about 'bad budgeting' of health spending

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

CUH consultants call for independent assessment of staff numbers after minister's rebuttal

CUH consultants call for independent assessment of staff numbers after minister's rebuttal

The CUH consultant staff committee said: 'We believe that this situation has occurred as a result of years of underfunding relative to other similar sized hospitals'

Wed, 26 Aug, 2026

HSE still aiming to open CUH surgical hub next month despite 'ongoing recruitment'

HSE still aiming to open CUH surgical hub next month despite 'ongoing recruitment'

It comes as new figures show that agency staff spend at the hospital is set to increase again from the €19m spent in 2025

Wed, 26 Aug, 2026

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High level of hospital overcrowding persists ahead of busy winter season

Questions have been raised about the potential impact of the heatwaves in increasing patient numbers and the readiness of the system for this

Wed, 26 Aug, 2026

Health minister says no evidence of increased patient safety concerns at CUH

Health minister says no evidence of increased patient safety concerns at CUH

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said CUH has received significantly more staff and funding while acknowledging concerns over patient flow and recruitment

Wed, 26 Aug, 2026

Hiqa seeks clarity over Cork University Hospital safety fears

Hiqa seeks clarity over Cork University Hospital safety fears

Health watchdog has written to Cork University Hospital in the wake of serious concerns raised by its chief executive last week

Mon, 24 Aug, 2026

Irish Examiner view: Patients should not have to cope with hospital staffing issues

Irish Examiner view: Patients should not have to cope with hospital staffing issues

CUH is down 1,050 staff — and that it is not a safe level ahead of the coming winter

Sat, 22 Aug, 2026

CUH crisis: Nurses back hospital chief executive's concerns over staffing levels

CUH crisis: Nurses back hospital chief executive's concerns over staffing levels

INMO highlights 100 nursing vacancies at CUH and over 80 midwifery vacancies at CUMH

Fri, 21 Aug, 2026

CUH clinical directors and consultants back CEO after 'unsafe' comments

CUH clinical directors and consultants back CEO after 'unsafe' comments

CUH chief executive Jennifer Kearney wrote to HSE South West management warning of unsafe conditions due to a shortage of more than 1,000 staff, inadequate staffing limits, and slow recruitment processes

Fri, 21 Aug, 2026

CUH boss says hospital 'unsafe' for patients amid shortfall of over 1,000 staff

CUH boss says hospital 'unsafe' for patients amid shortfall of over 1,000 staff

Jennifer Kearney tells HSE official of 'increasingly bureaucratic processes' and 'prolonged suppression of recruitment'

Wed, 19 Aug, 2026

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Revenue from hospital car parks has more than doubled since 2020, HSE figures show

The hospital with the highest revenue was Cork University Hospital, with a combined spend of €11.9m over 5 years

Sun, 16 Aug, 2026

Man airlifted to Cork hospital after being bitten by blue shark off Waterford coast

Man airlifted to Cork hospital after being bitten by blue shark off Waterford coast

The man was fishing for blue shark for the first time when he was bitten after pulling his catch aboard the vessel

Thu, 13 Aug, 2026

Cork consultant: 'It’s an incredible moment when you can tell a patient they’re cancer-free'

Cork consultant: 'It’s an incredible moment when you can tell a patient they’re cancer-free'

CUH consultant Dearbhaile Collins discusses the themes of loss, heartbreak, and joy as experienced by patients

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Working Life: Preparing for the influx of Ukrainian children in CUH

S Working Life: Preparing for the influx of Ukrainian children in CUH

Professor Deirdre Murray, consultant paediatrician, Cork University Hospital and principal investigator INFANT research centre, UCC

Mon, 04 Apr, 2022

New storybook by female mechanical engineer puts girls in the driving seat

New storybook by female mechanical engineer puts girls in the driving seat

In a match made in STEM heaven, Daisy’s 1st Race Car is written by a female engineer who is also 'mad into Formula 1'

Tue, 05 Oct, 2021

Vickie Maye: My 'ground zero' cancer diagnosis 20 years ago

Vickie Maye: My 'ground zero' cancer diagnosis 20 years ago

On the day the Twin Towers were attacked, Vickie Maye was shown a worrying X-ray of her chest. As the 20th anniversary approaches, she reflects on how she rebuilt her life

Sat, 11 Sep, 2021

In safe hands: the people who respond to critical injuries in extraordinary circumstances

In safe hands: the people who respond to critical injuries in extraordinary circumstances

A 112 call comes in. A person has been seriously injured. Aware every second counts in the critical first hour, emergency agencies mobilise immediately

Sun, 01 Aug, 2021

Designs on a new emergency department for children at CUH

Designs on a new emergency department for children at CUH

'The staff of CUH and the children and families of Munster deserve better': A fundraising campaign is underway to develop a much-needed children's emergency department

Fri, 30 Jul, 2021

Working Life: We are still affected by the cyberattack and will be for the rest of the summer

S Working Life: We are still affected by the cyberattack and will be for the rest of the summer

Seamus O’Reilly, consultant medical oncologist, Cork University Hospital

Mon, 26 Jul, 2021

'Exhausted' healthcare staff will quit after pandemic, warns Cork nurse

'Exhausted' healthcare staff will quit after pandemic, warns Cork nurse

Nurses are juggling childcare with long hours and covering for sick colleagues with no end in sight

Wed, 10 Feb, 2021

Early recognition of stroke in children is vital

Early recognition of stroke in children is vital

We talk to parents whose children’s recovery from stroke was accelerated by swift medical attention in CUH

Thu, 10 Sep, 2020