The existing 24-bed unit has faced significant criticism

The breaches included one incident in which a hospital department that deals with sexually transmitted infections “inadvertently” sent a text message containing a patient’s personal and health data to a third party.

As of Tuesday, December 30th, a total of 2,321 new respiratory illness cases were reported over the past week.

The HSE’s Organ Donation Transplant Ireland Office (ODTI) said this was from 68 deceased and 29 living organ donors and their families. 

The Workplace Relations Committee ruled that the HSE had discriminated against Lithuanian worker, Gediminas Gvazdauskas, on grounds of nationality

Ambulances took more than an hour to respond to more than 1,500 emergency calls in the first half of this year

HSE chief executive, Bernard Gloster, said current disciplinary processes are too slow, open to legal challenge, and can drag on for years.

At least 18 hospitals around the country are limiting the number of visitors to one per patient.

Hugh O'Donnell (76) was in the critical care unit of St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, last August when part of the ceiling fell onto his bed.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) confirmed on Friday morning that they had received a formal offer from CareDoc late on Thursday night.

The hub delivers  cardiac care closer to patients in their own communities

Confidential settlement reached after claims of delayed ICU transfer and blood thinner error

SIPTU health division industrial organiser, Ger McNally, said some of his members involved in the Caredoc dispute are 'barely on minimum wage'.

She replaces Bernard Gloster, who is to retire from the public service after working in the sector for almost 38 years.

Site could now be used as a potential location for disability services

It means no new patients can be referred to the service due to being denied additional resources. 

The settlement against the HSE, which was reached after mediation, is without an admission of liability.

The HSE has apologised to a Limerick family after a review found missed chances to save their baby girl during labour. The High Court heard the hospital admitted serious failings.

It has now emerged that a second ransomware attack took place last February

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland also directed that John Corr should not be eligible to apply to have his name restored to the register of pharmacists for a period of five years.

This is a drop from the 1,283 children who took part in appointments in September.

Eamonn Hoey, of Upper Baggot Street, Dublin, is seeking an order quashing ACP’s October 7th decision to grant permission for the development, which is proposed to contain a methadone clinic and drug treatment facility.

Endometriosis causes cells, similar to those in the lining of the womb, to grow outside the uterus and can cause a range of symptoms, with some people experiencing chronic, debilitating pain

After they received a settlement, the couple issued a statement in which they said that nothing will ever take away the “interminable sadness and grief” they live with every day.

However, inside the trolley trenches of the emergency department, the sickest of patients were stuffed together cheek by jowl, holding onto trolleys, chairs, or even a loved one for much-needed support.

Currently, there is no definitive panel of psychiatrists available to lawyers to conduct assessments

Self-sampling has already been introduced in other countries.

This is a five per cent decrease from this time last year.

The HSE is urging parents to make sure that their children are immunised against RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) this winter.

In a document seen by BreakingNews.ie, 6,593 children are waiting over 12 months for first contact.

CJ’s mother, Joanne Duggan of Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, outside the Four Courts said the day she gave birth to their twin boys should have been the happiest day of their lives. Flanked by her partner, Fionn Bohane, she said “Unfortunately it was the worst.”

Dr Eamonn O’Moore, director of national health protection with the HSE told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that it was important to recognise that there was a risk in those occupations.

Kevin Fitzpatrick said the loss of his wife Maria left a profound absence and “raised painful questions about the responsibility safety and duty of care owed to every patient.”

BowelScreen is a free bowel cancer screening programme and was launched in October 2023. 

Nursing homes and hospitals nationwide continued to be hit the hardest by new Covid-19 cases, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) figures show from week 40 to 43, the first three weeks of October.

The HSE says the rise is down to 2,957 new applications were received in Q3, making a total of 9,570 received to date in 2025. 

The woman says her child has been waiting three years on a CDNT list.

Leona Cusack (33), Balycasey, Co Clare, might have survived if she had received a “broad spectrum” of antibiotics. She died on February 18th, 2024.

A third of HSE employees required to make conflict-of-interest declarations are not doing so, a committee has heard.

In one case, a rat was observed on the premises, with rat droppings present on the floors and shelving where food was stored.

The most overcrowded hospital was University Hospital Limerick

The decision follows confirmation by the HSE that the new centre will provide methadone and drug counselling services

Researchers claim their findings suggest that the adverse effects of pandemic restrictions appear to be linked to a rising incidence of acute drug-related issues among youths aged 15-24 years.