New HIV diagnoses in Ireland increased to the highest level on record in 2015 and they are linked to the use of a drug called ‘snow blow’.

With flu now “actively” circulating in the community the HSE is urging those at risk to get vaccinated.

A man who died in Donegal, and who may have contracted Ebola while working in west Africa, "had been in high spirits since returning home", locals have said.

Health chiefs are awaiting blood test results today on a suspected Ebola case in Donegal after a man who recently returned from Africa died suddenly.

Health officials last night moved to allay fears of a potential ebola outbreak as it carried out tests on a Donegal man who died just days after returning to Ireland from a disease blackspot.

Medics suspect a man found dead in Donegal was infected with the deadly Ebola virus while working in Africa, the HSE has said.

The HSE has confirmed it is currently assessing a suspected case of Ebola in Donegal, after the discovery of a man's body.

THE first death has been reported from the drug-resistant superbug originating in South Asia.

PEOPLE travelling to countries like Pakistan and India are bringing back with them a new superbug that is resistant to almost all antibiotics.

The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre is urging parents to make sure that their children are protected against measles.