Minister for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler has announced the launch of the new National Youth Mental Health Office in the Health Service Executive (HSE). The new National…

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced the expansion of the free contraception scheme to include women aged 27 to 30 years. The free contraception scheme is open to…

The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, has welcomed the publication of the Department of Defence and Defence Forces Annual Report for 2022. The Annual report reviews the…

New guidelines on acute coronary syndromes have been published by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in the European Heart Journal. Prof Robert Byrne, Chair of Cardiovascular Research at RCSI School…

Dr Frank Moriarty, Senior Lecturer at RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, has received a €2.4 million career development award from Wellcome to advance new methods to research deprescribing – the planned process…

The Medical Council has announced that it is developing its five-year strategic plan, to cover the period 2024 – 2028 and to inform its development, a public consultation has been…

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced the opening of registrations for free GP care for children aged 6-7. The Under 6s GP Visit Card scheme has been expanded to become…

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced over €2 million in funding which will allow community groups to purchase vehicles designed to transport people who…

Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, visited several HSE facilities in Connemara North and noted the significant progress on the development of a new HSE…

Ireland is implementing an Expert Taskforce to strengthen the role of pharmacists – including provisions that would empower them to prescribe medications. The Department of Health announced that the Taskforce…

Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing, and the National Drugs Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton, has welcomed the publication of the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) data on Alcohol Treatment for 2022….

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced Cabinet approval for the Health Service Executive (HSE) Health Regions Implementation Plan. The coordination and delivery of health and social care services along…

The Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin visited the Curragh, Co Kildare, to review the impact of the record allocation of €55m towards improving Defence Forces buildings under the Defence Forces Infrastructure Plan….

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, and the Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler have announced that increased funding has been secured for state-funded home support providers,…

The Department of Health has commenced publication of national data tables on non-monetary healthcare statistics. These tables will be released yearly in advance of their publication via Eurostat and the…

Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin attended this year’s Naval Service Commissioning Ceremony at the Naval Base in Haulbowline, County Cork where 5 Cadets of the 61st Cadet Class…

The Minister of State with Responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton has welcomed commencement of drafting of the new National Sexual Health Strategy (NSHS)….

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has published the National Women and Infants Health Programme’s (NWIHP) Annual Report for 2022. The NWIHP’s role in the Health Service Executive (HSE) is to…

Brian Molloy has been appointed as the new Defence Forces Head of Transformation, coming from the Social Welfare Appeals Office where he worked as the Chief Appeals Officer and Director. Molloy…

Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, has launched the Healthy Eating Resources for older people. These resources have been developed by the Department of Health with the Health Service…