I had my first breast check in my mid-thirties – here’s how it went
I’ve now made it my mission to incorporate regular breast checks into my routine
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‘I was wary about finding a PA and building a connection’
Independence is very important to me – I can plan my days around the hours I have my PA and confidently accept opportunities to do things outside my hometown
GLP-1s in Ireland: How weight-loss medications work under the HSE system
Ozempic and Mounjaro are not available for free on medical card or subsidised by the Drugs Payment Scheme
Who is affected by the public sector strike and can it be averted?
Public sector industrial action presents a big challenge for parents and patients amid escalation of dispute
How can runaway spending in the health service be reined in?
The budget overrun in the health service could reach €1bn by the end of year, despite spending curbs being put in place
Public sector strike ‘inevitable’ and will see up to 150,000 medical appointments cancelled
First of two scheduled walkouts will bring widespread disruption, with further escalation possible in November
Hospital waiting lists climb above one million people
Irish Patients’ Association chief calls on Coalition to advance ‘credible recovery plan’
Irish children forced into criminality inappropriately punished, major report finds
The US State Department says gaps in victim identification mean Irish children are rarely recognised as trafficking victims
Three-day abortion wait must be removed
No health-related reasons have been shown for the imposition of the mandatory waiting period
‘AI Minister’ Niamh Smyth: ‘I’d have a very different view than President Trump’
Minister says she is ‘cautiously optimistic’ and excited by AI - but also has concerns over its impact on Irish labour market
‘I said I had a headache every day’: Hospital apologises for Mayo woman’s brain tumour diagnosis delays
Mary Keane (49) had two MRI scans after suffering severe headaches, but these were misreported, it was claimed
Nurses stage lunchtime protests at number of hospitals nationwide
Protests are planned in advance of work stoppages that will begin in public health service next week
Boy (8) settles action over circumstances of birth at Cork hospital for €7.5m
Senior counsel for the boy said his first breath was four minutes after his birth
Half of HSE regions have ‘eaten into’ next year’s budget due to overruns, Minister says
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said steps are being taken to prevent the overruns from reaching the billion figure
Medical Council complaints
Guiding people to more appropriate complaint routes would benefit patients, doctors and the regulator
‘I was shocked by it because of the spin beforehand’: How a healthcare worker, engineer and student view Budget 2027
Student says budget lacks any ‘meaningful’ action to resolve accommodation crisis and fails to protect students from fare increases
Campaigners to make case for re-establishing stem cell laboratory in Cork
Lab would increase national capacity to treat cancers and save patients and families long journeys to Dublin or Galway
HIV Ireland quit HSE programme due to ‘slagging’ and claims of corruption, WRC told
Charity defends complaint of whistleblower penalisation brought by veteran manager accused of bullying
‘I decided to take a leap of faith’: Largest ever number of GPs graduate
Largest ever graduation of GPs, as State moves to increase numbers to meet demand
Delay of children’s hospital would ‘impose considerable additional costs’, Minister warns
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill issued warning to contractor earlier this year over continued delays
‘State bodies need to know they are being watched’: Government TD launches public spending site
Backbencher wants to create ‘panopticon’ for State entities and says Taoiseach approves
If we’re going to listen to women, we need to listen to all women
The three-day wait protects the essential time needed in a way that voluntary waiting periods do not
Budget talks enter ‘banging fists on the table’ phase – metaphorically at least
Inside Politics: Meanwhile, Brexit is back and the Drumcree stand-off continues
‘Literally unbelievable’: Ministers get ‘a kicking’ from Chambers’s team as budget talks near end
Jack Chambers fights to meet 6 per cent limit on increases, with Ministers complaining bitterly
OPW paid large Revenue settlement over renting properties to staff at below market rates
C&AG report also shows ‘loss of value’ from Defence Forces’ purchase of armoured vehicle fleet
CervicalCheck claims cost State nearly €19m – C&AG report
Figures include €6.6m in damages paid to people who took legal action over 2018 smear test scandal
Removing three-day wait would lead to rise in ‘already massive’ number of abortions, GP says
Dr Kirsten Fuller claims the ‘majority’ of GPs don’t agree that abortion is a form of healthcare
Minister for Health stands over Cork University Hospital safety and staffing levels
Hospital chief executive had said she did not believe it safe to enter winter ‘with the level of staffing uncertainty that currently exists’.
HSE financial ‘imbalance’ at start of year contributed to problems, says chief executive
Anne O’Connor tells staff substantial savings planned for 2025 not delivered and then carried into this year
‘Why I breastfed my fourth baby after bottle-feeding the others’
One in two babies still get breast milk at three months old, as rates rise slowly
Government to authorise new funding as €700m agreed in April runs out
Ministers told no longer sufficient funds to pay for measures agreed by Ministers over recent months
The budget is now like a children’s party, with a prize for everyone
It may be some time before the ‘winners’ realise that the budget goodies were a costly mistake
Inside Budget 2027: ‘The meeting was brutal’ - the tensions on the road to new spending package
In 10 days Simon Harris and Jack Chambers will present their budget – in Government back rooms the horse-trading with fellow Ministers is in full swing
HSE spending approval plan neatly illustrates why its budget control is in such a mess
The chief executive will be signing such orders nonstop and doing little else for a salary of €406,000
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