The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the North in a patient who travelled via Dublin on their way home from Italy.

Ireland v Italy Six Nations match in doubt amid global outbreak

Kingston Mills, professor of experimental immunology at Trinity College Dublin and emergency medicine consultant Dr Chris Luke both said the HSE has the correct measures in place.

Secondary schools, colleges of further and adult education and institutes of technology are facing strike action by members of the Teachers' Union of Ireland next month.

Ireland’s first baby of the new year and the new decade was born in Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital just 12 minutes after midnight.

A leading campaigner in the CervicalCheck scandal has quit a key oversight committee in frustration at how a review of women’s smear tests was conducted.

Evelyn Ring One in five people are unaware of any HIV-prevention methods.

An investigation has been launched following the sudden death of a man in Dublin.

A “huge communications failure” is how the latest CervicalCheck scandal, which left thousands of women in the dark for months about their test results, is described in a damning report.

HSE chief executive Paul Reid has apologised to the thousands of women affected by delays in their cervical smear test results.

Latest: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has played down concerns about the highest hospital trolley numbers this year amid warnings patients are fearful of attending emergency units.

A 'black escalation level' had to be declared at Cork University Hospital (CUH) as there was such a severe backlog of patients in the emergency department.

Evelyn Ring Post-natal care for mothers in the country’s maternity hospitals is not up to standard because of staff shortages, a maternity care expert has said .

Alice Ward says it's frustrating that health system is not doing all it can to support her when she is doing all she can to beat cystic fibrosis.

The Government is examining new laws to directly penalise hospitals, medics, and managers for breaking strict waiting list times amid revelations that 1m people are now unable to access vital care.

EARLY on, when the nun connection was mentioned, it was mentioned with a shrug, writes Terry Prone. 

Pressure on the country's acute hospitals continued today with 517 admitted patients waiting for a bed on trolleys in emergency departments (EDs) or on wards.

Sepsis is a bigger killer than heart attacks, lung cancer or breast cancer.

Seven serious cases, all involving cancer, were missed or misdiagnosed by a staff member at University Hospital Kerry, a review of more than 46,000 files has found.

Crabs are noted for moving sideways, but Ryan Tubridy will be moving in every direction tonight, writes Evelyn Ring.

A 90-year-old West Cork man who endured a 1,000km journey for an eye operation is doing well.

Around 11 people are diagnosed with dementia every day in Ireland. There are 55,000 living with the condition and the number is expected to more than double to 113,000 by 2036.

Breastfeeding rates in the Republic are improving faster than they are in the North.

Providing “homely care” within the nursing home sector is made more difficult by unfair ageism and stigma, a report reveals.

No consultant has applied for a licence to use medicinal cannabis to treat a patient, Health Minister Simon Harris has confirmed. hospitalConsultant_large.jpg

University College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology have expressed sympathy to the family of a young microbiologist who died following a drowning accident in the Netherlands.

Children are waiting 18 months to see a cardiologist, it has emerged, writes Evelyn Ring.

High levels of service needs by people with disabilities, up to 2021, are identified in two reports just published by the Health Research Board.

Over the past decade, it has become increasingly clear that the microbiome plays a crucial role in human health and wellbeing.

The focus of the Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 search mission off the North Mayo coast has shifted to the recovery of the remaining two missing crew members, writes Evelyn Ring.

Commuters face travel chaos for a second day as the all-out strike at Bus Éireann continues.

A national campaign by the Irish Cancer Society failed to persuade hospitals to offer cancer patients free or subsidised parking.

Time for five-year-old Lewis Harte Walsh is precious. He has a rare muscle-wasting condition, called Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

President Michael D Higgins has urged Ireland’s budding scientists to share their knowledge with those in other parts of the world who need it, writes Evelyn Ring. 

Sudden, violent gusts of winds of up to 90km/h, rough seas, and heavy, thundery rain swept the country last night, writes Evelyn Ring of the Irish Examiner.

When cooking pork products it is crucial you cook them enough to get rid of any signs of pink. George F Winter explains how you can run the risk of contracting the hepatitis E virus

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

One of Ireland’s leading providers of homecare has taken inspiration from Holland to create this country’s first purpose-built dementia community, writes Evelyn Ring

Depression and suicide should not be automatically linked, says Aware, that educates and empowers people to look after their mental health.

HSE chief Tony O’Brien has warned that there is a “finite” amount of money for new drugs next year.