Cormac Browne (23), of Camas, Newcastle West, Co Limerick, admitted possessing sexually explicit images of children, including a photo of an adult performing a sex act on a baby.

The Health Minister was unable to provide a date for when additional rare diseases will be added to a newborn screening programme.

Amber bead products are increasingly being advertised and sold across Europe.

Nine babies at Galway University Hospital were identified as suffering subgaleal haemorrhages in 2022.

Last week saw the highest ever number of hospitalisations caused by RSV in Ireland.