3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (478+ words) THE HEALTH MINISTER has said that female paramedics have been “let down by an organisation that doesn’t protect them”, adding that there are wider societal issues at play in the culture in the ambulance service. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (280+ words) IRELAND’S HEALTH REFERRAL Scheme has come into operation. Under the pilot, some adults found in possession of drugs for personal use for the first time can be referred to health services rather than face prosecution. Public debate has largely focused…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (528+ words) ADULTS FOUND IN possession of drugs for personal use for the first time can now be referred by gardaí to the health service. The Health Referral Scheme – a pilot programme by the Department of Health, Department of Justice, HSE, and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (498+ words) HOUSING NEEDS AND homelessness have become the most common reason that people seek support from Dublin-based charity Ana Liffey, overtaking substance problems. The charity’s new annual report on its activities and challenges in 2025 shows that of the primary reasons users…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (959+ words) A LIMERICK FAMILY has sought answers from the Health Service Executive (HSE) over the “disgusting” treatment of their late mother, who had dementia, at University Hospital Limerick. Ita Tobin (83), from Ballynanty, died peacefully surrounded by her family at a nursing…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (391+ words) TÁNAISTE SIMON HARRIS has said he hopes today’s meeting of senior management of the HSE will bring “clarity” to patients suffering from Friedreich’s ataxia. The HSE will decide today whether to fund the provision of a drug called Skyclarys, which…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (318+ words) NEW LAWS PREVENTING insurance companies from using cancer survivors’ medical history against them will take effect from 15 October 2026. A ‘right to be forgotten’ in insurance policies has been called for by cancer survivors, their families and campaigners for years, who…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (621+ words) THE IRISH GOVERNMENT has not finalised a national position on EU regulations being worked on that aim to standardise the maximum permitted levels of vitamins and minerals in dietary supplements across 27 member states. The EU Commission, which began work on…...