Health minister defends decision not to buy enhanced flu vaccine
Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has defended not purchasing the enhanced flu vaccine as she warned that the…
Teenage motorcyclist airlifted to Cork hospital after serious crash
A teenage motorcyclist was airlifted to Cork University Hospital after a serious crash in Co Kerry. The crash,…
Electrical apprenticeship exams under scrutiny after alleged leaks and online material
Concerns around potential cheating and exam breaches in electrical apprenticeship assessments have been sent to gardaí. Solas, the…
Nikita Hand takes to Instagram to announce pregnancy
Nikita Hand has announced that she is expecting a child with her husband Gary, just 24 hours after…
HSE told €5.2bn cost of Mounjaro weight-loss drug is too high to fund for most patients
The cost of weight-loss drug Mounjaro is currently too high for the HSE to justify covering it for…
Cost of moving to digital health records approaching €2bn, Dáil committee told
The cost of moving to digital health is heading towards €2bn, including the patient app, virtual wards and…
WHO warns jabs alone don’t solve weight loss as it forecasts doubling of global obesity numbers by 2030
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro offer hope to millions as obesity becomes one of the most…
Memorial day to celebrate ‘life and legacy’ of Ashling Murphy to take place in Tullamore next weekend
A memorial day in memory of Ashling Murphy will take place next weekend in the town where she…
Laois farm the fourth to be impacted by bird flu outbreak
A fourth outbreak of bird flu in a commercial turkey flock has been confirmed by the Department of…
Unpaid €790,000 tax bill will not ‘preclude’ Gerry Hutch running in Dublin Central by-election
Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch will not be precluded from running in the Dublin Central by-election due to an…
Three in four patients with broken hip had surgery within 48 hours of attending hospital, report finds
The proportion of patients with broken hips who were admitted through an emergency department within four hours increased…
Irish fans return home with fresh hope… and tattoos
Some Irish soccer fans have already gone “under the needle” to tattoo the name of hat-trick hero Troy…