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Weak legislation and insufficient funding will hamper protection of Ireland's marine habitats

More patients with private health insurance opting for treatment in North, says hospital group

More patients with private health insurance opting for treatment in North, says hospital group

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<p>Europe needs to adapt for inevitable future heatwaves by performing welfare checks on the elderly and homeless and keeping medicines cool, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned. File photo: Larry Cummins.</p>

Welfare checks by postal workers and medicine kept cool: Europe warned to prep for future heatwaves

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