On September 9th, 2025, Aileen Sheehy and Diarmuid Carter were told the devastating news their seven-month-old son Ailbe was not going to survive. Sitting in a hospital in Newcastle, England, the couple felt their hearts break. Their distress was made all the more painful by the fact they were completely alone without the support of … Read more
A review of all nursing homes operated by Emeis Ireland has been requested by the Department of Health. Kieran O’Donnell, Minister of State at the department with responsibility for older people, has asked the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) to start a review of all nursing homes operated by the group in the wake … Read more
A legal action seeking a judicial review of the State’s treatment of children with gender identity issues is due to come before the High Court shortly. The action against the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) is being taken by Prof Donal O’Shea and psychiatrist Dr Paul Moran, a consultant psychiatrist at the National Gender … Read more
A leading Irish geriatrician has called for the addition of the shingles vaccine to the national adult immunisation programme, following the publication of a study showing a 20 per cent reduced risk of developing dementia in older people who received a vaccine for shingles compared to those who didn’t. “Ireland is one of the few … Read more