Taoiseach’s exchange with exhausted mother a fraught moment but not a gotcha – The Irish Times
The terror on the faces of the Fianna Fáil staffers, TDs and Ministers gathered around the Taoiseach on…
HSE managers visited Ryanair HQ in attempt to learn how to cut waiting lists
Visit was set up by no-frills airline’s former deputy chief Michael Cawley, who now sits on the HSE…
Seven people treated on trolleys today at Kildare’s main hospital
There were seven people treated on trolleys at Naas Hospital, having been admitted through the accident and emergency…
As over 4,800 wait for home care in Ireland, which regions have the largest queues?
Many elderly people in the west and north-west are affected by longer wait times. Stock image: Alamy Waiting…
Curbs on external firms in hospitals will have ‘some impact’ on patient care, HSE warns – The Irish Times
New restrictions on hospitals engaging external companies that use public-service staff and facilities after normal hours to reduce…
Highest dosage MDMA ever seen in Ireland identified at Electric Picnic – The Irish Times
An MDMA tablet containing 312mg of the drug – the highest dosage ever seen in Ireland – was…
Two-thirds of public hospitals have unsafe bed-occupancy levels in first half of 2025 – The Irish Times
More than two-thirds of public hospitals were operating at unsafe levels of bed occupancy in the first six…
Wexford father on lack of mental health services in county – ‘It has been a battle from day one’
The Dublin-based EU think tank Eurofound, have found that suicide is the leading cause of death for young…
Older people facing ‘critical unmet need’ levels of illness, admits HSE
The HSE has admitted there are a huge amount of potentially dangerous illnesses in older people that are…
Parents in Waterford urged to get babies protected as RSV immunisation clinics open
Parents across Waterford are being urged to avail of the HSE’s free RSV immunisation programme as clinics get…
‘It remains upsetting they can’t tell us why David died’ – family of man found dead in hospital seclusion room
Inquest for David Duncan hears contested allegations that staff left their posts to attend a breakfast function David…
National Orthopaedic Hospital staff seek boycott of Israeli company’s medicines – The Irish Times
More than 100 staff members at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh have rowed in behind a proposed boycott…