HSE issues urgent drug warning ahead of Bank Holiday and festival season
Important information to know. The HSE and Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency (PHA) have issued a joint warning for people who use drugs at festivals and in nightlife settings across the Emerald Isle this summer. As thousands of people in Ireland are expected to travel across the border in both directions to attend festivals this […]
1 month ago
HSE issues urgent warning to passengers on Dublin flight after measles case confirmed
Passengers are urged to also look out for symptoms over the coming weeks. The HSE has issued an urgent warning to passengers on a flight that arrived into Dublin recently, after a case of measles was confirmed. Passengers who travelled on Etihad Airways flight EY45 from Abu Dhabi to Dublin, which arrived on Saturday, March […]
2 years ago
Pressure mounts on HSE as record-breaking overcrowding revealed
Hospital overcrowding was up 18% in March when compared to the same month in 2022. The latest data from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has revealed that a record-breaking number of patients were treated on trollies or chairs this month. As many as 12,943 patients were affected by the burgeoning overcrowding crisis, with […]
3 years ago
‘Highest pressure ever seen’ on Ireland’s health service expected over Christmas
Fresh calls for masks to be made mandatory on public transport have been issued. Health Service Executive [HSE] officials have sounded a stark warning ahead of the imminent Christmas period, indicating that the health system in Ireland may be at breaking point. A designated crisis team has been established to tackle the current surge of […]
3 years ago
Ronan Glynn resigns from Deputy Chief Medical Officer role
Another high-ranking member of NPHET departs. Ronan Glynn, one of the leading healthcare figures in Ireland throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, has formally resigned from his post as Deputy Chief Medical Officer. Glynn was a regular fixture at daily informational briefings on the virus, eventually stepping into the role of acting Chief Medical Officer when Tony […]
4 years ago
Ireland passes one million confirmed Covid cases
A landmark day. Ireland has officially passed the one million mark of confirmed Covid cases in the country. On Monday (10 January), 23,909 cases were confirmed in the country, bringing the total to 1,002,013. The current five-day moving average number of Covid cases in the country is over 20,000 a day. The sharp increase in […]
4 years ago