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ā€˜Health services must do more to meet needs of older peopleā€™Ā 
Experts and advocates including Age Action, Alone, and the HSE, respond to latest Tilda reportĀ Ā 

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Huge amount of potentially dangerous illnesses in older people being missed
Huge amount of potentially dangerous illnesses in older people being missed
Health services and hospitals are not ready for the rapidly growing elderly population in Ireland, Tilda report finds

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Fianna FĆ”il TD criticises move to put temporary ambulance training college in HaulbowlineĀ 
Fianna FĆ”il TD criticises move to put temporary ambulance training college in HaulbowlineĀ 
James O'Connor said the fact that the site had been committed to by then health minister Stephen Donnelly but its temporary home was being sited elsewhere is 'a joke'

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

HSE to hire more dentists after 'unacceptable' delay in care for autistic boy in Waterford
HSE to hire more dentists after 'unacceptable' delay in care for autistic boy in Waterford
Tiernan Power Murphy, aged 7, was told of a 10-year wait for specialist dental care as he needs to go under general anaesthetic

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Health minister warns current spending levels are 'not sustainable'
Health minister warns current spending levels are 'not sustainable'
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says infrastructure, surgical hubs and capacity expansion must take priority as rising health spending proves unsustainable

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

HSE app reaches over 100,000 downloads but move to national digital records some way off
HSE app reaches over 100,000 downloads but move to national digital records some way off
Future plans will see patients able to cancel or book appointments through the app. Currently, the app is only linked to HSE websites

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025

HSE launch project in Cork to provide take-home medicine packs that reverse opioid overdoses
HSE launch project in Cork to provide take-home medicine packs that reverse opioid overdoses
The team will provide naloxone directly to people who have overdosed but decline ambulance transport to hospital

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

Breast cancer study
HSE says ā€˜problemā€™ with viewing BreastCheck register will be fixed next week
The HSE said that these details are on the system despite the register 'not showing your correct details'

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

Primary or first school children at their school waiting for assembly
Over three times more parents appealed HSE's assessments of children's needs last year
The rise in appeals last year was put down to the fact that a Disability Appeals Officer was appointed on a full-time basis in April 2024

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

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

Thu, 21 Aug, 2025

430 patients on hospital trolleys as IAEM warns Ireland needs ā€˜beds, beds, bedsā€™
430 patients on hospital trolleys as IAEM warns Ireland needs ā€˜beds, beds, bedsā€™
Hospitals face summer overcrowding with 430 on trolleys, 68 waiting over 24 hours, and rising covid admissions worsening demand

Thu, 21 Aug, 2025

HSE completes review of homebirth services suspended due to death of Limerick woman
HSE completes review of homebirth services suspended due to death of Limerick woman
HSE Midwest said it 'does not have a confirmed timeline for when home birth services will resume'

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
Cork dementia unit took four years to admit patients, TD told
Sinn FĆ©in TD Thomas Gould said the remaining beds in the unit should be filled as soon as possible, adding that 'this is not how the HSE should do business'

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

The HSE in partnership with people living with HIV
HIV carries 'a big societal stigma' in Ireland despite progress in treatment
Survey results showed that 70% of people do not know that a person with HIV cannot pass it to sexual partners when they are on effective treatment

Mon, 18 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

Autistic Waterford boy ā€˜in great formā€™ after delayed dental appointment but many more still waiting
Autistic Waterford boy ā€˜in great formā€™ 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

Pregnancy Stock
'I fear the HSE won't step up': Pregnant women scrambling for options following closure of private midwife service
Community midwife Sarah McCann said 'free birth is going to happen more often' following closure of Private Midwives Ireland

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

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Closure of private midwife service may lead to rise in free births, group warns
Private Midwives Ireland is part of UK-based Private Midwives, which is also closing

Thu, 14 Aug, 2025

Hispanic medical professional doctor nurse looking serious towards colleagues during surgery operation procedure in hospital
International healthcare staff fear for safety after spate of racist assaults, HSE says
HSE says racist assaults on international staff could leave critical health services understaffed, warning Ireland is dependent on migrant workers

Thu, 14 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 ā‚¬726m last year, with even vulnerable patients increasingly cared for by temporary workers, new figures reveal

Tue, 12 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 yearsĀ 
Wait times blamed for tensions in hospitals

Sat, 09 Aug, 2025

Devastated millennial man crying sad feeling hurt and hopeless suffering Depression. Depressed teenager victim of bullying or ab
ā‚¬2m fund for counselling to boost menā€™s mental health
'These new supports will be made available to every GP in the country for direct signposting to men during consultations'

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

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Mistakes in reading medical scans have led to deaths, new data reveals
Between 2020 and 2024, a total of 193 cases were recordedĀ ā€” 24 classed as major or extreme, 67 moderate, and 102 considered minor

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Family appeal for funds after HSE refuses to reimburse cost of baby's life-saving treatment
Family appeal for funds after HSE refuses to reimburse cost of baby's life-saving treatment
Toby Gavin spent his first few weeks after birth battling to stay alive

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

Killarney councillors revoke approval for primary care centre
Killarney councillors revoke approval for primary care centre
They had approved plans for Ɓras PhĆ”draig, a ā‚¬47m primary care centre, theatre, and plaza last year

Mon, 28 Jul, 2025

Heroin in Kerry: 'They want to pretend it's not happening'Ā 
Heroin in Kerry: 'They want to pretend it's not happening'Ā 
Sarah Horgan talks to a recovering addict, a local resident, and health professionalsĀ ā€” including a needle exchange worker who says some people are slow to acknowledge the problem

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

West Kerry hospital's peninsula location makes it harder to recruit staff, says department
West Kerry hospital's peninsula location makes it harder to recruit staff, says department
A 'targeted campaign' is running aimed at nurses and care assistants who have local connections and may wish to return to Dingle

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

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

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

drug syringe and cooked heroin on spoon. drug addict problem and therapy concept
'Young people and rural areas let down by lack of drug treatment and prevention services'
Independent evaluation of Governmentā€™s drug strategy makes 10 strategic recommendations

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 ā€” and her mum says there were two other Irish women at the Romanian clinic the day they attendedĀ 

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Cancer patient
'ā‚¬50 for petrol, ā‚¬22 for parking': Extra hospital costs 'add insult to injury' for cancer patients
Aside from the sometimes surreal experience of a life-threatening diagnosis like cancer, I genuinely wonder how families with children cope with out-of-pocket expenses. Iā€™m a grown-up, with no kids, and increasingly find myself struggling, writes David Wilkins

Thu, 10 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

sad child, stress and depression
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

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
HSE spends ā‚¬250m on external consultants in two years
IBM received more than ā‚¬10.2m in the first month of this year alone

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

Only 10% of people with ADHD have been assessed or treated, says charity
Only 10% of people with ADHD have been assessed or treated, says charity
Dublin South East had the most patients receiving reimbursements for ADHD medicines, while the lowest was in West Cork

Fri, 04 Jul, 2025

Six eye operations on girl's congenital squint left her with 'a profound cosmetic issue', court told
Six eye operations on girl's congenital squint left her with 'a profound cosmetic issue', court told
Counsel said between the ages of two and seven years of age the little girl had six surgeries which their side would say 'were either wrong or should not have taken place at all'

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

Some health services would collapse if 'insourcing' ended overnight, HSE head says
Some health services would collapse if 'insourcing' ended overnight, HSE head says
'Insourcing' is funding for top-up care given by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to hospitals for reducing waiting lists

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
HSE confirms ā‚¬2.3m investment to improve cancer services in the south west
The funding will support eight new projects and create jobs for nurses, doctors and oncology support staff

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

The Vapening: ā€˜In my school, Iā€™d be in the minority for not vapingā€™
The Vapening: ā€˜In my school, Iā€™d be in the minority for not vapingā€™
From the teenagers who made a movie with ForĆ³ige,Ā to a major conference in Dublin ā€” the health risks of vaping is a hot topic in Ireland, writes Health Correspondent NIAMH GRIFFIN

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

vape, multicolored electronic cigarettes for smoking with different flavors on a white background
Vaping has led a surge of young people using nicotine/tobacco products
The number of young people vaping or smoking has surged by 10 percentage points to 30% in just a decade

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Extension of special sick pay scheme grants 'temporary relief' to nurses with long covidĀ 
Extension of special sick pay scheme grants 'temporary relief' to nurses with long covidĀ 
158 healthcare staff remain 'too unwell to return to workā€™Ā 

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 staffingĀ 

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

Boy playing with the interactive board
Oireachtas Committee hears of autistic boy offered psychology appointment in Cork in 2030
The National Disability Authority's head of policy Dr Rosalyn Tamming a review of staffing is needed ahead of the HSE's introduction of a single point of entry referrals by October

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

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