Almost 15,000 test positive for Covid-19 over Easter breakOverall, the number of cases continues to fall, Department of HEalth confirmTue Apr 19 2022 - 15:46
Number of unexplained hepatitis cases in children continues to grow – ECDCInvestigations ongoing into cases in Ireland, UK, Denmark, Netherlands and SpainTue Apr 19 2022 - 12:48
‘There aren’t enough good people out there’: Why can’t the HSE find more staff?Young staff emigrating and older staff retiring early part of complex chain of problemsMon Apr 11 2022 - 04:55
Four out of five junior doctors say they are at risk of burnoutHuge support for industrial action among non-consultant hospital doctors, research showsMon Apr 11 2022 - 03:55
‘Game-changing’ Covid antiviral to be available in hospitals next weekOnly inpatients will have access to Paxlovid; sotrovimab deemed ineffective against BA.2Sat Apr 9 2022 - 01:00
Supplies of Pfizer’s ‘game changer’ Covid-19 antiviral drug arrive in IrelandStudies show Paxlovid prevents death from coronavirus if taken soon enoughFri Apr 8 2022 - 16:22
Risk of blood clots rises in Covid-19 patients, Swedish study findsResearchers find increased chance of clots on lungs up to six months after infectionWed Apr 6 2022 - 23:30
Plan costing €350m to cut hospital waiting lists ‘challenged’ by Covid surgeAction plan to reduce healthcare waiting lists by 18 per cent was launched five weeks agoWed Apr 6 2022 - 14:06
Public hospitals to be inspected twice every three years under monitoring planInspections will focus on leadership, governance and management of servicesWed Apr 6 2022 - 11:05
Donnelly ‘fully supports’ Tony Holohan’s move to Trinity CollegeMinister rejects suggestions that Department will be paying for two chief medical officersWed Apr 6 2022 - 10:43
Covid: Second booster vaccine approved for everyone aged 65 and olderNiac recommends second booster for immunocompromised people aged 12 and olderWed Apr 6 2022 - 08:59
Rotunda process used to pick next master ‘needs to be challenged’Top obstetrics and gynaecology expert echoes ‘outrage’ expressed by ‘dozens’ of doctorsWed Apr 6 2022 - 00:05
Taoiseach had ‘no hand, act or part’ in Tony Holohan job moveChief Medical Officer’s secondment to TCD criticised in Dáil as ‘evidence of a cosy cartel’Tue Apr 5 2022 - 20:30
Lifting of Covid-19 curbs led to ‘dramatic change’ in public behaviour, research findsMore than 7,700 new cases reported on Tuesday as numbers in hospital and ICU fallTue Apr 5 2022 - 14:01
Cabinet to be presented with plan for regional health areasNew bodies considered essential to Sláintecare reform agenda, first announced in 2019Tue Apr 5 2022 - 00:01
Health service crisis being driven by internal legacy problemsAnalysis: Little or no willingness to tackle hospital overcrowding and long waiting listsMon Apr 4 2022 - 18:55
HSE owns hundreds of unused buildings, figures showCall for vacant infrastructure to be put into service or used as accommodationMon Apr 4 2022 - 00:00
Rotunda Hospital fast-tracks ratification of Prof Sean Daly as new masterTCD obstetrics professor criticises gender imbalance in interview processSun Apr 3 2022 - 18:57
Reintroduce mask-wearing rules, say ‘exhausted’ hospital staffTaoiseach confirms that pandemic emergency powers will be allowed expireThu Mar 31 2022 - 00:01
Ivermectin study finds drug does not reduce Covid hospitalisation rateDrug was widely touted as a cure for the disease despite little evidence of its efficacyWed Mar 30 2022 - 22:00
Covid-19: Outbreaks reach highest level so far in 2022, new figures showHigh numbers may be due to under-reporting over bank holiday weekendWed Mar 30 2022 - 14:18
Junior doctors may strike over deteriorating working conditions, IMO saysNon-consultant hospital doctors working ‘illegal hours, often without correct pay’Wed Mar 30 2022 - 11:36
Irish contraceptive use among the world’s highest, says UN reportUNFPA report estimates 6% of Irish women have unmet need for family planningWed Mar 30 2022 - 05:00
Rotunda master role runners-up express dismay at choice of maleTwo unsuccessful female candidates voice disappointment as Prof Seán Daly selectedWed Mar 30 2022 - 01:00
New Rotunda master Sean Daly will make it ‘maternity hospital of choice’, staff toldBoard delighted with ‘visionary, highly qualified candidate’, says current masterWed Mar 30 2022 - 01:00
Covid-19: BA.2 variant accounts for nearly 95% of Irish infectionsHealth system creaking as almost 700 patients with virus admitted to hospital since FridayMon Mar 28 2022 - 02:00
Highly transmissible BA.2 variant accounts for 95% of Covid infections in IrelandDelta variant which was dominant late last year is no longer found hereSun Mar 27 2022 - 19:13
Almost 700 patients with Covid-19 admitted to hospital since FridayNumber of virus patients in hospital exceeds 1,500 for first time since January 2021Sun Mar 27 2022 - 14:03
Ireland was caught off guard by the latest full-blown Covid waveOne in every 25 people is infected, though the true proportion is probably higherSat Mar 26 2022 - 06:00
Covid hospital admissions rose to 1,466 on FridayWidespread cancellation of non-urgent care expected as cases set to rise furtherFri Mar 25 2022 - 20:05
Tony Holohan helped to win public backing needed in Ireland’s Covid-19 responseEven by extraordinary standards of pandemic, CMO has had a tumultuous two yearsFri Mar 25 2022 - 19:03
Number of pregnant women with Covid requiring ICU falls dramaticallyTwo pregnant virus patients admitted to ICU since December, compared with 39 in fourth waveFri Mar 25 2022 - 12:15
Covid-19: New restrictions ruled out despite surge in casesWorld Health Organisation warns Ireland lifted public health curbs too ‘brutally’Wed Mar 23 2022 - 01:00
HSE to revise children’s disability needs assessment after court ruling, Reid saysHealth service will not appeal High Court decision to strike down current processTue Mar 22 2022 - 20:34
Gastro-intestinal problems appearing in Covid patients, says GPIllona Duffy says some cases are remaining positive for much longer than beforeTue Mar 22 2022 - 13:34
Covid: Ireland lifted controls too ‘brutally’, says WHO, as case numbers hit near-recordMandatory mask-wearing should be reintroduced, Prof Luke O’Neill and INMO sayTue Mar 22 2022 - 08:09
Q&A: Do I need a second booster shot given the rising cases of Covid-19?Moderna applies for emergency use authorisation in the US for a second booster for adultsFri Mar 18 2022 - 17:27
Philip Nolan plays down Covid rise which may be part of ‘exit wave’More than 4,000 healthcare workers off due to Covid amid unprecedented hospital demandWed Mar 16 2022 - 11:33
Rise in number with Covid-19 in hospital prompts concernNo policy rethink yet despite increasing strain on hospitalsMon Mar 14 2022 - 19:07
‘Of course we’re worried’: More than 1,000 patients in hospital with Covid-19Public health officials planning to ‘reboot’ messaging around coronavirus protectionMon Mar 14 2022 - 19:06
Psychiatrists oppose ‘potentially catastrophic’ planned changes to involuntary detentionShift to ‘serious risk’ grounds criticised by College of PsychiatristsMon Mar 14 2022 - 06:05
Covid-19: Fears of St Patrick’s Day surge as number in hospital set to exceed 1,000 againFG Senator calls for return of compulsory mask-wearing in shops and public transportMon Mar 14 2022 - 00:05
There are more people in hospital with Covid than in late January. Why?It’s no longer headline news and seldom causes serious illness, but it is still spreadingSat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00
Covid-19: Positive test results hit highest level since restrictions liftedFivefold increase in PCR-confirmed cases since Wednesday blamed on technical issuesFri Mar 11 2022 - 17:49
Thousands of blood bags and protective suits among Irish aid sent to UkraineIrish Blood Transfusion Service donated 4,000 blood bags this weekFri Mar 11 2022 - 14:11
Covid-19: Ireland had one of lowest excess death rates in world, study findsLancet journal research estimates global death toll three times higher than official recordsThu Mar 10 2022 - 23:31
Coronavirus testing may be derailed due to strike actionMedical laboratory scientists announce intention to take action over unfilled postsThu Mar 10 2022 - 17:13
Independent expert to investigate claim Camhs whistleblower ‘sidelined’Paul Reid says ‘absolutely not’ HSE policy to ask staff to leave after making protected disclosuresThu Mar 10 2022 - 13:07
HSE warns of strain as numbers hospitalised with Covid-19 surgeRise in infections having a ‘very disruptive effect’ on healthcare services, Colm Henry saysThu Mar 10 2022 - 11:22
Trolley numbers being massaged by hospitals, committee hearsReal number waiting for admission could be twice as high as HSE’s official count, TDs hearWed Mar 9 2022 - 17:36