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2,373 assaults recorded against healthcare workers this year
Of the total assaults up to June 4, some 23 have been classified as sexual assault, while 585 were classified as verbal assault

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

Eight CUH doctors demand HSE action to mitigate 'risk of preventable paediatric deaths'
Eight CUH doctors demand HSE action to mitigate 'risk of preventable paediatric deaths'
Cork University Hospital clinical directors co-sign letter criticising issues including shortages in children’s care and outpatient plans

Sat, 20 Jun, 2026

CUH consultants warn of risks to children's services amid delays and staffing shortages
CUH consultants warn of risks to children's services amid delays and staffing shortages
Senior clinicians cite treatment delays, staffing gaps and infrastructure concerns in correspondence to health chiefs

Sat, 20 Jun, 2026

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HSE pledges €8m to help move young adults with disabilities out of nursing homes
Ombudsman Ger Deering said the funding will used to move residents — including those with acquired brain injuries, spinal injuries, or multiple sclerosis and stroke survivors — into more suitable accommodation

Fri, 19 Jun, 2026

Common conditions service launch
Health minister 'driven demented' by HSE spending of nearly €1bn on agency staff in 2025
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill also discussed the row over the consultants' contract and working times

Wed, 17 Jun, 2026

Developer offers to build public hospital for HSE in Limerick within seven years
Developer offers to build public hospital for HSE in Limerick within seven years
Health minister has not yet appointed a project board three months on from announcing site for new hospital in Limerick

Tue, 16 Jun, 2026

HSE mental health centres can't provide therapy to patients due to understaffing
HSE mental health centres can't provide therapy to patients due to understaffing
HSE data released in response to a parliamentary question shows that staff shortages mean extremely vulnerable people only get bed and medication and not the therapeutic care they need

Tue, 16 Jun, 2026

Endometriosis group that quit HSE taskforce launches billboards to call for 'urgent' change
Endometriosis group that quit HSE taskforce launches billboards to call for 'urgent' change
Her Voice Project co-founder Robyn Murray said they want more people to understand how devastating this disease can be

Mon, 15 Jun, 2026

Harvey Morrison protest
Staff shortages and lack of space behind long waits at children’s hospitals — HSE audit
The HSE audit also said it remains unclear how private healthcare will work at the national children’s hospital

Mon, 15 Jun, 2026

Nursing home living room
Over 1,000 concerns of elder abuse reported in Cork and Kerry last year
It said 600 of these concerns related to emotional abuse including bullying, humiliating the person, or coercive control

Mon, 15 Jun, 2026

Sign for the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) - Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhise Slainte
HSE in danger of missing legally binding Climate Action Plan targets 
The HSE accounts for about 20% of all energy consumption by the public sector

Sun, 14 Jun, 2026

Hiqa: Women rate midwife-led units and private obstetric care highest
Hiqa: Women rate midwife-led units and private obstetric care highest
Gap between care options that women value and what is available comes amid renewed focus on maternity care

Sat, 13 Jun, 2026

Perfusionists pause strike action after HSE agrees to discuss pay dispute
Perfusionists pause strike action after HSE agrees to discuss pay dispute
Industrial action affecting specialist cardiac surgery staff has been paused pending discussions during public service pay talks

Fri, 12 Jun, 2026

Families urge HSE to make life-changing drug Givinostat available as soon as possible 
Families urge HSE to make life-changing drug Givinostat available as soon as possible 
Parents warned the longer it takes for Givinostat to be made available, the higher the chance patients will become ineligible

Thu, 11 Jun, 2026

A male senior doctor consults with a female senior patient in a bright, modern office setting. The focus is on a stethoscope and
Public-only hospital contracts: HSE audit says rollout risked failure due to lack of oversight
The lack of coherent oversight of the phasing out of private consultancy care in public hospitals 'increases the risk of failure' of the new public-only contract system

Thu, 11 Jun, 2026

Hope for children with rare disease as health chiefs recommend approval for lifesaving drug
Hope for children with rare disease as health chiefs recommend approval for lifesaving drug
Duchenne Muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe progressive genetic disorder that affects around 100 children in Ireland

Wed, 10 Jun, 2026

Mary Horgan reappointed as interim chief medical officer after 'unsuccessful' recruitment drive
Mary Horgan reappointed as interim chief medical officer after 'unsuccessful' recruitment drive
She will hold the position of CMO on a temporary basis for a total of four years

Tue, 09 Jun, 2026

Rotunda Hospital row
Rotunda master says private maternity care row raises issues that must be explored
Professor Sean Daly says patient safety drove the board’s decision as wider staffing concerns remain unresolved

Tue, 09 Jun, 2026

Niamh Griffin: Rotunda row is over but women are left asking — where is our maternity strategy?
Niamh Griffin: Rotunda row is over but women are left asking — where is our maternity strategy?
In the wake of a controversy sometimes framed in terms of choice, a maternity advocate said: 'We need to talk about the choices that we don’t have'

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

Taoiseach tells Cork dad who lost one son that discussions on life-changing drug for his other son will be brought forward
Taoiseach tells Cork dad who lost one son that discussions on life-changing drug for his other son will be brought forward
'Emotional' Micheál Martin told Craig Coady he would 'do everything I can to get the Skyclarys drug to your son and to 200 other patients'

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

Minister extends Rotunda deadline for data on private work by public-only consultants
Minister extends Rotunda deadline for data on private work by public-only consultants
'I expect to hear from them today. I have not heard from them yet,' health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said at Mallow General Hospital in Cork

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

No ‘provisional registration’ for delayed Killarney unit, says Hiqa
No ‘provisional registration’ for delayed Killarney unit, says Hiqa
Health watchdog rejects claims made by the HSE at a regional forum meeting that the long-delayed community nursing unit was due to be registered

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

Health experts warn against use of 'potentially fatal' baby sleep pillows
Health experts warn against use of 'potentially fatal' baby sleep pillows
According to the HSE babies can suffocate if their nose and mouth become covered by soft objects such as pillows or blankets

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

'My little boy’s life is in the hands of the HSE': Mother makes plea for drug to be approved
'My little boy’s life is in the hands of the HSE': Mother makes plea for drug to be approved
Hopes HSE group will sanction costs of drug that could slow progress of life-changing condition for Archie, 9 

Sun, 07 Jun, 2026

HSE selects East Cork town as site for new National Ambulance Service Training College
HSE selects East Cork town as site for new National Ambulance Service Training College
It will be an additional expansion to the new Primary Care Centre currently under construction near Pobalscoil na Tríonóide in the town

Sun, 07 Jun, 2026

Department open to considering drug injection facilities in Cork and Limerick
Department open to considering drug injection facilities in Cork and Limerick
An external evaluation of the pilot in Dublin City, which formed part of the licence, is due to be published later in the summer

Sun, 07 Jun, 2026

INMO serves industrial action notice over staffing at new Killarney nursing home
INMO serves industrial action notice over staffing at new Killarney nursing home
Union says proposed staffing arrangements fall short of safe care requirements at the new facility

Sat, 06 Jun, 2026

Rotunda board seeks meeting with minister over maternity care row 
Rotunda board seeks meeting with minister over maternity care row 
Hospital wants to meet Jennifer Carroll MacNeill after 

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

National Ambulance Service industrial action
Labour Court recommends pay rises for paramedics and ambulance staff
Siptu and Unite recommend acceptance of proposals aimed at recognising expanded ambulance service roles

Fri, 05 Jun, 2026

HSE 'hopes' to open Killarney nursing home by end of the month, as Hiqa flag issues in inspection
HSE 'hopes' to open Killarney nursing home by end of the month, as Hiqa flag issues in inspection
The home is one of seven that had been expected to be completed by 2024

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Administrator looking at medical record
Patients forced to wait months or even years for medical records, despite legal right to access 
Legally, authorities are supposed to provide records within one month. In practice it can be a year or more

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026

Irish Cabinet meeting
Public servants must honour contracts amid maternity care row, says Simon Harris
Over 68% of consultants have signed up to a public-only contract, latest HSE figures show

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

Healthcare workers intubating a COVID patient.
Surgeries involving heart-lung machines may be cancelled when perfusionists strike
Forsa spokesperson Linda Kelly said the HSE had failed to engage with the trade union on contingency planning

Wed, 03 Jun, 2026

‘She can’t have died in vain’: Family to receive HSE apology over care of Maxine Maguire
‘She can’t have died in vain’: Family to receive HSE apology over care of Maxine Maguire
Family hopes a formal apology will drive reforms and prevent others experiencing similar failures in care

Tue, 02 Jun, 2026

Female nurse touching senior man's hand on railing
More than 3,300 people given funding to travel abroad for physiotherapy
The EU Cross Border Directive allows people to have the cost of healthcare received abroad reimbursed by the State

Tue, 02 Jun, 2026

Nurse consoling a senior woman in the nursing home holding her hand in the nursing home
Cork homecare cancellations reversed after families intervene as waiting lists grow
Some 555 people in Cork and Kerry were approved for homecare in April but were waiting for a carer

Tue, 02 Jun, 2026

Her Voice Project co-founder leaves HSE taskforce over concerns of delivering changes for endometriosis patients
Her Voice Project co-founder leaves HSE taskforce over concerns of delivering changes for endometriosis patients
Lisa Walsh told the 'Irish Examiner' she no longer believes the current remit of the group is aligned with the level of tangible change patients urgently require

Mon, 01 Jun, 2026

Autism spectrum disorder ASD written on a paper.
Funding and staff needed to make HSE's autism assessment 'feasibe', experts warn
The Psychological Society of Ireland called on the HSE for 'stronger governance structures, appropriate recruitment, and resourcing' among other issues

Sat, 30 May, 2026

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Every HSE section warned to enforce public-only consultants contract
The circular was sent to managers in hospitals, community services, and a range of other HSE-linked or connected services across the country

Fri, 29 May, 2026

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All-Ireland drug warning issued as festival season gets underway
MDMA and ketamine are the substances most mentioned by survey respondents, with almost three in four citing “pink powders” as the main emerging drug.

Fri, 29 May, 2026

New autism protocol aims to tackle waiting lists for assessments of need
New autism protocol aims to tackle waiting lists for assessments of need
Average wait times can now reach 27 months even though there is a statutory legal timeframe of six months

Tue, 26 May, 2026

Little Eve has adjusted 'step by step' to cerebral palsy diagnosis
Little Eve has adjusted 'step by step' to cerebral palsy diagnosis
Living with a lifelong disability after battling meningitis as a baby, stem cell therapy has helped a young girl defy expectations, writes Alison O’Reilly

Mon, 25 May, 2026

Siptu stands down National Ambulance Service strike planned for next week
Siptu stands down National Ambulance Service strike planned for next week
Industrial action involving National Ambulance Service staff has been suspended following a decision by Siptu representatives

Fri, 22 May, 2026

National Ambulance Service industrial action
Ambulance workers’ strike talks to continue
Paramedics and emergency medical technicians in Siptu and Unite have been engaged in a work-to-rule amid a dispute over pay and conditions.

Wed, 20 May, 2026

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