Closure of Cork city nursing home ‘a big upheaval’ for elderly residents
A Cork city nursing home is to close after more than two decades, meaning that its 37 residents…
Healthcare assistants in Cork set to strike next month over pay and rostering dispute
Siptu members working as healthcare assistants in the HSE home support service in Cork are to engage in…
Over 1,000 Cork home support carers vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for strike action
More than 1,000 Cork SIPTU members working as Health Care Assistants (HCAs) in the HSE Home Support Service…
HSE SouthWest to host flu vaccination clinics
The Health Service Executive’s (HSE) South West will hold several free walk-in flu vaccination clinics for children in…
Cork University Hospital third most overcrowded Irish hospital in 2025
Cork University Hospital (CUH) was the third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland over the past year with 10,113…
138 adults waiting for overnight respite care in Cork with most waiting more than a year
There are 138 adults in Cork who are waiting for overnight respite, with more than three quarters of…
Cork healthcare workers with long covid ‘on a cliff edge’
Two Cork healthcare workers suffering with long covid fear they won’t be able to pay their mortgage if…
HSE says patients must plan for hospital discharge as Cork facilities remain busy
The HSE South-West has reminded the public that overstaying in a hospital bed causes overcrowding at emergency departments.…
Funding allocated for new mental health in-patient unit in Cork
Funding has been allocated to start on a new mental health in-patient unit to serve North and East…
Former Cork resort hotel to become Mercy Hospital rehabilitation centre
A former Cork hotel and golf resort is set to become a 50-bed rehabilitation and neurological facility in…
Injection facility for Cork ‘cannot wait’
The Government has been urged to immediately begin planning for a permanent supervised injection facility in Cork. The…
Public told follow bird-flu safety policies at Cork’s Lough
Cork public representatives have called for people to follow guidelines at The Lough amid a potential resurgence of…