t rejected an appeal against the council’s ruling by a group of local residents who expressed concern that the height of the building will increase from 12 metres to 37 metres as a result of the extension.

Mary Melody fell from her wheelchair at a carehome in Co Clare, but wasn't sent to hospital for 2 days

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 health services said they sometimes paid costs for people who were in long-stay care before being transferred to an acute hospital in their last days.

Minister Jennifer Murnane O'Connor TD was in Waterford recently to visit two health services. 

Almost 11,000 people received a personalised needs assessment from ALONE, with 52% of them reporting loneliness, a report says.

Gillian Sherratt told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland that the “type of inquiry” had not yet been “set in stone.”

A record 150 patients were recorded on trolleys at the hospital on February 7th, 2024.

A document seen by Breakingnews shows that on September 1st, 88 people are on waiting lists for eating disorder services.

A new unit containing the 96 single beds, which has been under construction for the past three years. will be operational within the next week, it is understood.

It comes after a range of concerns were raised around clinical, governance and management issues at CHI.

The nine-year-old, who had scoliosis and spina bifida, died in July after waiting years for spinal surgery while his condition worsened.

The ballot for industrial action is open to members in Emergency Department A, Emergency Department B, the Medical Assessment Unit, and the Escalation Team.

In January, Michael Cawley, a member of the HSE board, put forward 14 ideas he believed would save cash for the health service in 2025.

A child who died after facing delays in spinal surgery was ‘failed by Government’, Sinn Fein has said.

The INMO said 458 patients were being treated on trolleys, chairs or other inappropriate bed spaces on Wednesday morning

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.

Between January and May 2025, 1,855,620 prescriptions were issued to over 16s.

The health authority spent almost €8,000 promoting the ad on social media as part of a month-long campaign to raise awareness of penile cancer and provide information on genital hygiene earlier this year.

With more consultants moving to public-only contracts, fewer insured patients are treated in public hospitals.

The high cost of healthy foods and gym memberships are also creating barriers to living a healthy lifestyle, according to the research.

The HSE said that the women are registered despite the system ‘not showing your correct details’.

The latest annual report of the Office of the Disability Appeals Officer shows the number of appeals received in 2024 rose by 244 per cent.

Last year the HSE screened 137,134 women for breast cancer, compared to a target of 195,000.

Harvey Morrison Sherratt died following a sudden deterioration in his health three weeks ago after waiting several years for spinal surgery

The HSE said an expert review is being commissioned and an independent panel will be convened to review patient files.

Over 34 per cent of patients waiting on trolleys on Monday were being treated in the west.

This is a drop from the 11,527 children at the end of May.

The back-of-house testing can be carried out on drugs connected with a person brought to a medical tent and on drugs placed in "surrender bins".

When Catherine was first diagnosed she spent time in a high dependency bed at Cork University Hospital (CUH) before being flown to a rehabilitative facility in Putney in the UK for treatment.

In a document seen by Breakingnews.ie, 16,593 children are waiting for AON completion after quarter two of 2025.

In a dicument seen by Breakingnews, the HSE has said waiting time for an initial assessment varies from one week to 26 weeks.

The High Court appointed a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of the farmer, aged in his 40s

They had sued the HSE over the care they received at South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

Mr Justice Paul Coffey was told on Friday that Fiona Sherry, Simon Sherry’s widow, had settled her case against the HSE over his death for a “substantial” sum.

The HSE annual report said that Ireland’s population is ‘ageing faster than any other EU country’.

Daniel O’Leary was a resident at Kanturk Community Hospital in Co Cork.

A woman whose child was on a Child Disability Network Team (CDNT) waiting list for years has criticised the process she and her child have been put through

This is a drop from the 12,106 children waiting for their first contact at the end of April.

Funding from The Children’s Disability Service Grant has yet to be released to groups in Donegal.

The settlement of Sean Munnelly’s case against the HSE came after several days of hearing in the High Court.

The HSE has confirmed that a child has been on a waiting list for psychological care for 13.5 years.

A teenage disability campaigner has said it is a myth that there is a shortage of therapists to carry out assessments of need (AONs)