HSE €580m over-budget at the end of July despite curbs on spending
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says increase in productivity needed to tackle budget overruns
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Almost 6,000 fewer healthcare staff than officially permitted, HSE says
Gap will close as trainee staff move into regular employment on graduation, officials say, but nurses and doctors express concern
Farmer who drowned in river while filling barrels of water for his animals named
Body of Eugene McSweeney (55) from Ballyboy, near Dunmanway, Co Cork, was found in the river Bandon
Poor weather in fatal Kerry forestry rally did not justify cancellation, inquest hears
Vice president of Motorsport Ireland said rallies involve ‘challenge between the driver and the machine and the elements’
‘I’m not going to make it’: Man feared for life after shark mauling off Waterford
Sebastian Achim was airlifted to hospital after 1.5m-long blue shark bit his leg on deck of boat and ‘ripped’ part of his calf
Eight teenagers and man injured after two-car crash on M50 involving vehicle going wrong way
Car in which juveniles were travelling drove wrong way down motorway ramp and collided head on with car
Motorcyclist (60s) dies in Donegal crash while moped rider hospitalised after Cork hit-and-run
Road deaths tracking at 12% above 2025 rate as latest incident brings total killed to date for 2026 to 112
Family settles action over death of baby son one day after birth at Cork hospital
‘This should not have happened. We should not have to do this to get a basic apology,’ father says, outside court
Man (61) bled to death after suffering multiple stab and slash wounds, murder trial told
Daniel Hourigan has pleaded not guilty to murdering Michael Foley in his Macroom home in February 2024
Mother whose daughter died from meningitis calls for ‘urgent review’ of State vaccination policy
Kerrie O’Connell’s family only learned of existence of Meningitis B vaccine after her death in 2024
Country’s biggest hospitals spent more than €42m on security over past two years
Hospitals also logged hundreds of calls to gardaí as they dealt with public order and safety incidents
Man (30s) arrested for questioning about kitchen stabbing that caused wound to neck in Cork
Row broke out between two restaurant staff in Cobh
Gardaí hunt for two men after officer injured by stolen car in Cork city
Two men arrested as search continues for suspects who fled the scene
Process under way to halt ‘nixers’ by public-only consultants, Tánaiste says
Government and Minister for Health have insisted contract breaches ‘simply won’t be tolerated’, Simon Harris tells Dáil
Man jailed for 11 years after kicking to death ‘inoffensive man’ he met in pub
Gardaí found Aaron Wolfe (32) in a highly intoxicated state, stripped to the waist, with his hands covered in blood
Judge criticises ‘unforgivable’ failures as she jails man for manslaughter of grandmother
Judge says man suffered from complex mental health issues but Central Mental Hospital lacked capacity to accept him
Girl who suffered burst appendix after being discharged from CUH settles case
Failure to admit Liana Cirule to hospital on January 9th caused her clinical course to deteriorate to the point she needed open surgery, court hears
Accidental death recorded at inquest of young jockey injured in fence fall
Michael O’Sullivan (24) suffered a fatal fall at the final fence at Thurles Racecourse
Cancer and ambulance services among HSE websites shut down after cybersecurity incident
Affected pages providing information on various services taken offline after ‘unexpected’ server activity
Man (56) dies in house fire in Co Cork
Man, who lived alone, killed in incident at his home at Knocknagoun, near village of Rylane
Science is battling conspiracies, confusion and vested interests
From Big Tobacco to Covid-19 and climate, misinformation and disinformation are on the rise
Scarlett Faulkner’s funeral to take place on Friday, family says
Woman (29) died on Monday after being taken off life-support following alleged assault in Tipperary in March
Scarlett Faulkner dies following attack in Co Tipperary
Limerick woman, who was in her 20s, was being treated at Cork University Hospital after she was attacked on side of the road last month
Traveller feuds: How family pride and social media are driving extreme violence
In the wake of attack on Scarlett Faulkner in Co Tipperary, actor John Connors says Traveller feuding is worsening rapidly
Two men hospitalised with serious head injuries in separate Limerick assaults
Gardaí investigating both incidents which took place on Athlunkard Street and St Alphonsus Street in the city
Influencers promoting carnivore diet spreading dangerous misinformation, doctor says
Very easy for the public to be misled by social media influencers on nutritional advice, conference hears
Waiting lists: Patients waiting 18 months or more increased in the majority of Irish hospitals in 2025
Across the three waiting list types – inpatient, outpatient, and GI endoscopy – 894,369 people were waiting for treatment last year
Man remanded in custody after pleading guilty to his grandmother’s manslaughter in Co Cork
Brian Nnadi Ogbo (38), who has mental health issues, dragged Stella Ejiatu Nnadi down stairs after going into a rage and attacking his mother
Any Given Day – Cork University Hospital review: Patient-focused series avoids the usual melodrama
Television: Medical documentary puts positive spin on our health service while patient stories are compelling and honest
Influencers and nutrition misinformation: ‘There’s no accountability here, and it’s a massive problem’
Dublin dietary seminar hears about the psychology of misinformation, exploring why false information sticks and is hard to counter with facts
Man (25) continues to be questioned over killing of woman near Cork home
Murder investigation expected after man known to Stella and Brian Gallagher arrested following incident
Gardaí open murder investigation following Cork stabbing incident
Mark O’Connell (38) was found with what appeared to be stab wounds on driveway outside a house in Hollyhill
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