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Vhi set to hike health insurance premiums for second time this year in blow to customers

Health insurance provider Vhi is set to increase prices for the second time this year. Ireland’s largest private health insurance provider has announced that they will increase the cost of premiums by an average of 3.5 per cent from October 1. They ...

21 Aug 2024 at 13:58

National News

Man arrested by gardai investigating Creeslough explosion

Gardai investigating an explosion at a service station in Co Donegal in which 10 people died have arrested a man in his 60s. Four men, three women and three young people, their ages ranging from five to 59, died in the blast on the afternoon of ...

23 May 2025 at 12:50

National News

Alcohol consumption by Irish adults falls by almost 5% in a year

The level of alcohol consumption by Irish adults has fallen by almost 5% in the last year. The latest data has been described as consistent with a downward trend recorded over the last 25 years. A new report by economist Anthony Foley found ...

09 Jun 2025 at 06:00

National News

Around 50 new child patients listed for spinal surgery each month – report

Approximately 50 new child patients are being listed for spinal surgery procedures each month, according to the latest Spinal Surgery Waiting List released by Children’s Health Ireland (CHI). The activity report for March shows that 123 ...

11 Apr 2025 at 14:06

National News

Health chiefs reveal nasty symptoms amid spike in new Covid-19 strain in Ireland

Irish health chiefs at the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) have released a list of nasty symptoms amid a spike in the number of cases of the 'Pirola' Covid-19 variant here. 27 cases of the variant had been reported to ...

07 Dec 2023 at 10:20

National News

'I've caught Covid-19 just before Christmas - one symptom gave it away'

It's Christmas party season and that means it's Covid-19 season again. Hundreds of people are in hospital with the dreaded virus while thousands of others are picking up minor doses. I caught the virus again in recent days. After ...

17 Dec 2023 at 09:09

National News

Martin: Non-medical grade spring use in child spinal surgeries ‘beyond belief’

The Taoiseach has pushed back against whether the Government was partly to blame for “a litany” of failures on the use of non-medical grade springs in child spinal surgeries. The fallout is continuing following a report by ...

08 Apr 2025 at 15:38

National News

National: Ten food premises ordered to close as inspectors find rodents, blood and mould

Closure Orders were served on ten food businesses across the country during February, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has confirmed. The premises are located in Dublin (6), Cork (2), Waterford and Offaly and in each ...

12 Mar 2024 at 15:47

National News

HSE orders review into spinal surgery at Temple Street after child’s death

An external review into spinal surgery at an Irish children’s hospital has been ordered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) following a number of poor outcomes including the death of a child. It follows the ...

18 Sept 2023 at 15:11

National News

ALERT: Warning issued in Ireland after spike in scabies cases with nasty symptoms

Doctors have issued a warning over a rise in scabies outbreaks across Ireland, with a shortage of some treatments contributing to a rise in cases. Scabies is a very common itchy skin condition caused by a ...

09 Jan 2024 at 12:02

National News

‘It started with a numbness’ — Midlands dad found to have brain tumour after two symptoms

The wife of a Polish man living in the Midlands has started a fundraiser for potentially life-saving treatment for her husband after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. 35-year-old Grzegorz was ...

02 Jan 2024 at 08:40

National News

Labour TD calls for ‘full audit’ of National Treatment Purchase Fund

The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) should be “closed down” and subjected to an extensive audit, a Labour TD has said. Alan Kelly said many people in the healthcare sector believed there ...

05 Jun 2025 at 16:14

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