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27/5/2010. Government to sell VHI
VHI becomes the latest health insurer to announce price hike
VHI will increase health insurance premiums by 3% from October 2025, following similar hikes by Laya and Irish Life

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

Business ideology has no place in care services and social work
Business ideology has no place in care services and social work
The exodus of staff from caring professions may be driven by a realisation that the profits of private firms are triumphing over person-centred care, writes Diarmaid Twomey

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

Irish pupils relying on social media and AI for sexual health advice, study warns
Irish pupils relying on social media and AI for sexual health advice, study warns
A major study finds Irish students misled on contraception, fertility and STIs as social media replaces trusted education

Thu, 21 Aug, 2025

glasses of red wine at restaurant concept alcohol
Alcohol abuse costing €8.5bn in workplace productivity 
Alcohol Action Ireland said alcohol is the most used substance in the workforce

Wed, 20 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

Doctor's hand using pen writing on patient medical record file. The surgeon is explaining the results of knee surgery on a senio
Overdiagnosis is a danger to our patients and the health system
Over-screening and over-testing fuel patient anxiety and divert resources from those who need it most, writes GP Mike Thompson 

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Over 4,800 older people waiting for carers amid staff shortage
Over 4,800 older people waiting for carers amid staff shortage
Delays are such a concern that Cork's Mercy University Hospital is now offering patients up to four weeks' homecare provided by hospital staff

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

Irish athletes compete at World Transplant Games this week
Irish athletes compete at World Transplant Games this week
'These athletes are living proof that organ donation works and saves lives' as Team Ireland heads to Dresden

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

Laya Healthcare to increase cost of health insurance for second time this year
Laya Healthcare to increase cost of health insurance for second time this year
Affected customers will be contacted directly by the insurance provider

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

RFK Jr. Fluoride
US Health Secretary RFK is systematically undermining vaccine confidence globally 
Despite insisting at confirmation hearings that he's not anti-vaccine, Robert F Kennedy Jr has sowed doubt about science, limited access to vaccines, and halted research funding

Wed, 13 Aug, 2025

Man using ChatGPT in the mobile phone. This app is a chatbot based on Artificial Intelligence developed by OpenAI. ROSARIO, ARGE
Warning against using AI such as ChatGPT for medical advice after man develops rare condition
The man developed the rare condition bromism, or bromide toxicity, after taking ChatGPT's advice to remove salt from his diet

Tue, 12 Aug, 2025

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.
HSE warns it cannot fill vacancies even with agencies as staff shortage crisis deepens
HSE agency staff spending reached €726m last year, with even vulnerable patients increasingly cared for by temporary workers, new figures reveal

Tue, 12 Aug, 2025

Pain study
Rise in use of opioid painkillers likely reflects a 'failing health system'
A leading addiction counsellor said such potentially addictive painkillers 'are not being given out like smarties'

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

Work finally begins on replacement for Owenacurra mental health centre in East Cork
Work finally begins on replacement for Owenacurra mental health centre in East Cork
Local TD and campaigner says it has been an 'epic struggle' after demolition work in Midleton finally began on August 5

Sun, 10 Aug, 2025

Hospital surgery corridor
Almost 26,000 assaults on HSE staff over four years 
Wait times blamed for tensions in hospitals

Sat, 09 Aug, 2025

Many women playing camogie and Gaelic football 'suffer in silence' with pelvic floor issues
Many women playing camogie and Gaelic football 'suffer in silence' with pelvic floor issues
Two thirds of the club and intercounty players surveyed reported urogenital pain, while almost half regularly have an urgent need to urinate

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

Pain killer stock
Painkiller addiction warning as opioid prescriptions rise by 25% in eight years
Study by RCSI and UCC experts shows the use of opioids rose by about 25% between 2014 and 2022, while prescriptions for paracetamol rose by 50%

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

Foreign-born nurses and midwives in fear after recent 'horrific' attacks
Foreign-born nurses and midwives in fear after recent 'horrific' attacks
INMO executive council member warns that Ireland could lose even more nurses if non-Irish healthcare staff feel they need to leave the country 

Thu, 07 Aug, 2025

Safety systems at Kerry hospital not as robust as needed, Hiqa warns 
Safety systems at Kerry hospital not as robust as needed, Hiqa warns 
Hiqa inspected the hospital in four areas of potential harm, finding systems in place but warning these 'were not as robust, proactive and effective as they should be' 

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

Cork crime: Persistent and sometimes violent crime now routine for city pharmacists
Cork crime: Persistent and sometimes violent crime now routine for city pharmacists
Pat Dalton says in the last year alone, his pharmacy in Cork City has experienced 'several incidents of theft and of verbal abuse' 

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Whistleblower told covid inquiry will not take on board protected disclosures
Whistleblower told covid inquiry will not take on board protected disclosures
Department of Health whistleblower Shane Corr says he has 'incontrovertible evidence' of shortcomings regarding the State’s covid response

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Vape teenager. Young pretty white girl in casual clothing smoking an electronic cigarette opposite modern background on the stre
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

Rise in covid-19 cases sees surge in presentations to CUH emergency department
Rise in covid-19 cases sees surge in presentations to CUH emergency department
The increase in ED presentations broght about by the rise in covid-19 cases earlier this week prompted hospital chiefs to issue a public appeal for people to consider all care options.

Thu, 31 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

HHC added to list of illegal drugs in Ireland by health minister
HHC added to list of illegal drugs in Ireland by health minister
The import, export, production, possession, sale, or supply of products containing HHC is now illegal.

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Despair
Diversion scheme for those caught in possession of drugs to be in place by November
Health intervention to operate on discretion of gardaĂ­

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Several spinach and mixed leaves products recalled following detection of listeria
Several spinach and mixed leaves products recalled following detection of listeria
The recall of McCormack Family Farms products comes after 170 readymeals made by Ballymaguire Foods were called back amid a listeriosis outbreak

Sun, 27 Jul, 2025

Caucasian man takes cold refreshing beer from out the fridge, inside view from fridge of hand holding the bottle
Alcohol health labelling 'will add over a third to costs’
Ibec lobbied Government to delay rollout of alcohol warning labels for ‘at least’ four years amid tariff fears

Sun, 27 Jul, 2025

Choosing a Bottle of Wine
Government delays introduction of alcohol warning labels until 2028
Labels which warn of links between alcohol and cancer had been due to come into effect in May 2026

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

We will repeat Áras Attracta and Emeis scandals until we ensure care is people-centred
We will repeat Áras Attracta and Emeis scandals until we ensure care is people-centred
Fintan Sheerin says both scandals exposed by RTÉ a decade apart stemmed from an underlying failure to ground caregiving in human relationships

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

'It's madness': Kerry teen had to trek through three countries to get her endometriosis diagnosed
'It's madness': Kerry teen had to trek through three countries to get her endometriosis diagnosed
It took three years to identify the problem — and her mum says there were two other Irish women at the Romanian clinic the day they attended 

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Drug taker
Available, affordable, potent: Ireland is being hit by 'a perfect storm' of cocaine 
A new HRB study links the availability, affordability, and purity of cocaine being trafficked into Ireland with a massive surge in cocaine-related admissions to hospitals

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Artificial intelligence in smart healthcare hospital technology concept. Professional doctor use AI algorithm and machine learni
'Very little has moved' on planned digital healthcare system
Cost of proposed unified system cannot be shared yet, Oireachtas health committee told

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Temporary oncology unit at UHK is 'wholly inadequate' for the number of patients, charity warns
Temporary oncology unit at UHK is 'wholly inadequate' for the number of patients, charity warns
The cancer unit is a satellite unit of Cork University Hospital

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Back view of smoking man holds electronic cigarette in hand with a lot of smoke around
HSE cannot support vaping and nicotine pouch addiction through quit smoking programmes 
The HSE has prepared a business case and estimates bid for consideration by the health minister 

Sun, 13 Jul, 2025

Institute of Public Health calls for ban on sunbeds
Institute of Public Health calls for ban on sunbeds
Under-18s are already banned from using tanning salons but new data shows 5.2% of Irish 10- to 17-year-olds have used sunbeds

Wed, 09 Jul, 2025

The Vapening: ‘In my school, I’d be in the minority for not vaping’
The Vapening: ‘In my school, I’d be in the minority for not vaping’
From the teenagers who made a movie with Foróige, to a major conference in Dublin — the health risks of vaping is a hot topic in Ireland, writes Health Correspondent NIAMH GRIFFIN

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

Close up of doctor woman hands typing on laptop siting on a desk at the office
Hospitals dashboard data must be seen in proper context, say consultants
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association called for analysis to reflect outcomes, and not just the volume of patients seen in hospitals

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Waiting seats for patients in the hospital
Online hospital dashboard lets public view a wealth of current Irish health data
Department of Health dashboard offers information ranging from waiting lists to spending and staffing 

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

How will seven-day a week healthcare work in reality? 
How will seven-day a week healthcare work in reality? 
Thousands who now work Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, will move to working five days across a seven-day roster

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Tobacco industry 'aggressively targeting' young people to boost sales of vapes and e-cigarettes, WHO warns
Tobacco industry 'aggressively targeting' young people to boost sales of vapes and e-cigarettes, WHO warns
World Health Organization called on governments to make sure 'tobacco control policies remain robust in the face of industry interference'

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

CHI going through 'a time of reset', Oireachtas committee to hear
CHI going through 'a time of reset', Oireachtas committee to hear
CHI will discuss spinal and hip dysplasia surgeries and funding for waiting list clinics

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

Nurse sitting in a corridor while holding her head
'It just sounds like it’s out of control': Fears raised as UHL still under pressure
INMO counted 86 people on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick and five in Ennis on Tuesday

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

School stock
Back-to-school payments to be extended to children in foster care
Cabinet to consider extending clothing and footwear allowance to families in receipt of Foster Care Allowance

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

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