Monthly Archives: November, 2025

Charity of the Year 2025

The Irish Cancer Society won the Charity of the Year at the 2025 Charity Excellence Awards. The award was hosted by Charities Institute Ireland.

Chairperson Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services

Hilary Coates has been appointed Chairperson of Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services, Harold’s Cross, Blackrock and Wicklow. Ms. Coates is a Board Member of...

New Chief Executive at the Health Research Board

Dr Gráinne Gorman has been appointed as the new Chief Executive at the Health Research Board. She previously served as Professor of Neurology and Director...

New CEO of St. Vincent’s University Hospital

Pauline McGrath has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of St. Vincent’s University Hospital. “Pauline brings with her a wealth of leadership experience in healthcare across...

Kevin O’Dwyer appointed new chairperson of all-island charity CRY Ireland

The Board of CRY Ireland (Cardiac Risk in the Young)  has appointed of Kevin O’Dwyer as the charity’s new chairperson. Mr. O’Dwyer, who has been a trustee...

Minister Higgins Launches Ambitious Strategic Plan to Transform Rehabilitation Services for Peamount Healthcare

Peamount Healthcare has officially launched its new strategic plan, “Our Future: A Strategic Plan for a Stronger Tomorrow”, setting out a vision is to be a...

€27.4bn health budget for 2026

The total health budget for 2026  has been fixed at €27.4 billion. This record allocation of current expenditure represents a €1.5 billion or 6.2% increase on...

Children’s Health Ireland is to be fully integrated into the HSE

Children’s Health Ireland is to be fully integrated into the HSE, Health Minister, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has announced. She said that for some months now,...

New Patient Communications Passport

Roscommon University Hospital has launched a New Patient Communications Passport to Support Person-Centred Care. The new Universal Patient Communications Passport, “Getting to Know What Matters...

Over half of 18 – 30 year olds in Ireland have never tested for an STI

A recent survey* commissioned by the HSE found that 55% of 18–30 year olds in Ireland had never tested for a sexually transmitted infection...

Major trauma centres development

The Mater Hospital in Dublin has opened 24 additional beds for trauma, along with nine acute trauma rehabilitation beds, said the audit. These beds have...

Tallaght University Hospital Launches 2025–2029 Strategy to Advance Patient-Centred Care

Tallaght University Hospital (TUH), has launched its new Strategic Plan for 2025–2029, which it says is built around a single, powerful mission -  to deliver...

New AI in Healthcare course

RCSI Graduate School of Healthcare Management has announced a new AI in Healthcare course, delivered in partnership with Microsoft.The programme is open to all...

New state-of-the-art €8 million Endoscopy Unit at Bantry General Hospital

Minister for Health Jennnifer Carroll MacNeill has officially opened the new state-of-the-art €8 million Endoscopy Unit at Bantry General Hospital. The purpose-built new unit, which...

New €213m Bon Secours Hospital opened in Limerick

The new 150-bed €213 million Bon Secours Hospital in Ballysimon, Limerick - the first new acute hospital built in Ireland in nearly two decades...

Blackrock Health Women’s Health Centre officially opened

This state-of-the-art facility, backed by a previously announced €16 million investment, is now open at 2-5 Warrington Place, Dublin 2. “This marks a pivotal moment...

Minister for Health launches new BowelScreen endoscopy services at Cork University Hospital

Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has officially launched new BowelScreen endoscopy services in Cork University Hospital. The unit is the 16th across Ireland delivering...

Crowding in EDs must be eliminated in interest of patient safety and successful implementation of new Emergency Medicine MO

It was imperative to eliminate crowding in EDs in the interest of patient safety and for the successful implementation of the new Emergency Medicine...

Tallaght University Hospital opens new €8.8 Million Aseptic Unit

A new pharmacy aseptic unit has been opened in Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) following an €8.8 million capital investment from the HSE. This new,...

New Beacon Breast Centre

Beacon Hospital has officially opened its new Beacon Breast Centre, a purpose-built facility providing rapid access to breast cancer diagnosis and assessment, treatment, aftercare,...

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