The 44-acre site at Raheen, Co Limerick, which cost €14 million, will be one of the biggest hospital campuses nationally.

WORKING deaf people in Laois are facing extortionate bills for hearing aids, according to advocates. Maggie Owens, an educator based in Laois, was born deaf. “I rely on hearing aids for everyday communication,” she says.

The investigation found another 2,450 referrals that had not been ‘triaged’ within five days as required under national protocols

LAOIS woman Kathleen Culliton has been growing her hair since 1990. “It was shoulder length at that stage, and now I can sit on it”, she says. She was living in Saudi Arabia at the time.

A LAOIS mother has been left in the dark seeking an Assessment of Need for her son, whom she suspects may be autistic.

There are currently 4,650 GPs in the State, up from 4,200 in 2019, but Dr Quinlan estimates a need for 6,500 or more GPs in Ireland

The expansion of services at the flagship Mater Private hospital at Eccles Street and Dorset Street Lower on Dublin 7 will provide an additional 190 staff

Trade union SIPTU said it welcomed the outcome of the ballot vote by the 200 support staff held on Tuesday.

MIDLAND Regional Hospital Portlaoise has announced the appointment of Eileen Burke as the new Hospital Manager.

A new paper outlines how there is an ‘urgent need’ to secure a supply of health and social care workers.

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

The Health Insurance Authority (HIA) said it knows price increases are unwelcome, particularly 'during a time of rising living costs'.

In eight of the 10 services inspected, some degree of improvement was required to ensure service users were protected from the risk of harm associated with the delivery of healthcare services.

With a team of 28 consultants, four women’s medicine specialists and 30 ancillary healthcare professionals and support staff, the collective team will provide unparalleled access to a vast array of specialist services,

Most of the beds were open on Tuesday, however it was expected that all 96 beds would be available on Wednesday, the HSE said

The commitment was made by Tánaiste Simon Harris to the parents of Harvey Morrison Sherratt, nine, who died in July.

Figures from the HSE seen by Breakingnews show 10,714 children were waiting for first contact, a slight drop from the 10,961 children at the end of June.

Employers and employees in Ireland pay less in social insurance than is typical across Europe, it said.

Documents seen by Breakingnews.ie show there are 15,296 children waiting for AON completion at the end of Q1 for 2025.

The study also revealed that Irish people have the second highest level of concern about the future because of the affordability of housing.

A continued increase in population, particularly at older ages, will drive the increased demand, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute publication on Wednesday.

'It’s still not ready and with it already being delayed 15 times – a 16th time is very possible'

The move follows 22 hours of intense negotiations at the Workplace Relations Commission across the weekend.

The panel set out a series of 25 recommendations for health policy-makers on the safe and ethical use of AI in the healthcare system.

Analysis of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil's social media advertisements for the general election shows a lot of repetition when it comes to issues and slogans

Last week, reports emerged that a cost-of-living package worth about €1.5 billion is under consideration as part of Budget 2025 negotiations.

Increasing operational costs and the pressures on the Fair Deal scheme have resulted in the closure of at least 77 nursing homes since 2018

The group owns Blackrock Clinic, Hermitage Clinic, Galway Clinic and Limerick Clinic.

Brendan Ogle, who is running as an Independent candidate for Dublin, is concerned by how people's genuine anger is being targeted towards migrants as opposed to those in power.

Just over half (51 per cent) of the population said they currently have health insurance, down 4 per cent since 2021

The HSE's clinical lead for the Chronic Disease Management programme, Dr Orlaith O’Reilly, said almost 40,000 hospital bed days were avoided in 2023 due to the programme

VHI has confirmed it will axe four of its popular policies from May 1st

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal over a dispute related to an alleged €6.6 million shortfall out of €53.7 million paid by the HSE

Research as part of the Healthy Ireland initiative found 80 per cent of people rated their health as being good or very good this year, down from 82 per cent in 2022

Affidea currently had 19 clinical facilities across Ireland