# Hospital

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Leo Varadkar: Decision will be made next week on possible restrictions after 12 April

Simon Coveney said restrictions on public movement due to the Covid-19 emergency may be extended beyond the current 12 April deadline.

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Apr 2nd 2020, 7:10 PM

# Construction

Construction work ceases at National Children's Hospital site

The contractors had been criticised for continuing construction at the site after new government guidelines.

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Mar 31st 2020, 6:31 PM

# Dublin

Man taken to hospital after stabbing in Dublin city centre

Gardaí at Store Street garda station have launched an investigation into this assault.

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Mar 30th 2020, 10:32 AM

# Coronavirus

Rotunda Hospital staff members spat on and verbally abused over 'strict' visitor restrictions

Professor Fergal Malone has asked members of the public to “work with us”.

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Mar 19th 2020, 3:43 PM

# good news

Scotland player who contracted coronavirus is released from hospital

The rest of Scotland Women’s Six Nations games were postponed.

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Mar 16th 2020, 2:53 PM

# Coronavirus

Cork University Hospital reschedules some outpatient appointments amid Covid-19 fears

Some outpatient appointment slots on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday be reduced or rescheduled.

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Mar 8th 2020, 12:30 PM

# Deadmau5

University Hospital Galway kitchen operations suspended after dead mouse found

Food production for the hospital has been moved to Merlin Park University Hospital.

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Feb 21st 2020, 4:37 PM

# England

Two cases of coronavirus confirmed in England

The two patients are members of the same family.

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Jan 31st 2020, 2:15 PM

# Dublin

Concern for woman found near GPO by homeless volunteer last night

The woman, who was in a distressed state, told the volunteer she had been released from an acute hospital.

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Jan 10th 2020, 10:20 AM

# Day Two

760 people on hospital trolleys for second day in a row as overcrowding continues

University Hospital Limerick is worst affected with 75 people on trolleys.

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Jan 7th 2020, 12:48 PM

# Overcrowding

'I'm exhausted': Frustration in the Mater Hospital's 'rammed' Emergency Department

The Mater was the hospital with the highest number of patients on trolleys in Dublin yesterday morning, according to the INMO.

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Jan 7th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Wrap Up

Flu season to last another five weeks, HSE warns

There has been a marked increase in flu presentations in comparison to last year.

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Jan 2nd 2020, 9:44 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

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Jan 2nd 2020, 4:53 PM

# Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip being treated in hospital for pre-existing condition

He is expected to be in hospital for a few days.

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Dec 20th 2019, 2:19 PM

# health service reform

HSE consultants will be offered €250k wage if they focus 100% on public work and drop private practice

The new contract for consultant doctors offers increased pay levels of up to €222,460, rising further to €252,150 by July 2022.

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Dec 18th 2019, 6:40 PM

# CervicalCheck

‘Remarkable coincidence’ that two campaigners' smear results were mixed up, hearing told

Professor Kitchener said the findings of the RCog report “were striking” with “significant implications”, but “not unexpected”.

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Dec 18th 2019, 1:00 PM

# Health Service

The HSE has €1.4 billion more to spend on healthcare in 2020

In total, it has €17.4 billion – a 6.3% increase in funding compared to 2019.

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Dec 17th 2019, 4:36 PM

# Ostrava

'Immense tragedy': Six people killed in shooting at Czech hospital

The suspect fled the scene but later shot and killed himself, police have confirmed.

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Dec 10th 2019, 10:20 AM

# Staff shortages

Staff shortages restricting opening hours at children’s urgent care centre at Connolly Hospital

Opening hours at the centre in Dublin are currently 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

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Nov 28th 2019, 9:18 PM

# Central Criminal Court

Man jailed for raping his daughter while mother was terminally ill in hospital

The judge said that the victim, who has special needs, still has a bond with her father.

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Nov 11th 2019, 6:04 PM

# central mental hospital

Mother can't be committed to CMH as it has reached 'full capacity in its quota of female patients', court hears

The woman was yesterday found not guilty by reason of insanity of the murder of her three-year-old daughter.

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Oct 24th 2019, 4:26 PM

# Mental Health

More than 9,785 people presented to hospital due to self-harm last year

There has been an increase in self-harm among young people aged 10-24 years.

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Oct 10th 2019, 6:05 AM

# all better now

'I'm absolutely fine now': Kenny hails Swedish health system after falling ill on U21 duty

The 47-year-old suffered a health scare after Ireland’s Euro qualifier win against Sweden.

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Oct 2nd 2019, 4:24 PM

# trolley numbers

'They deserve better': Taoiseach apologises to patients waiting on hospital trolleys as numbers rise

There were 10,641 patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals last month.

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Oct 1st 2019, 6:29 PM

# miles for smiles

Group of bikers ride across Ireland donating equipment to neonatal units

The group has raised €55,000 to purchase equipment to donate and to sponsor a new room at Ronald McDonald House in Dublin.

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Sep 14th 2019, 10:30 AM

# High Court

Hospital seeks to have seriously ill child made ward of court so he can undergo treatment

The court heard the child’s father is opposed to the boy undergoing the severe course of treatment.

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Sep 12th 2019, 4:40 PM

# paediatrician

Over 47,000 children waiting to see a specialist due to consultants shortage

Of that number, 1,989 children in Ireland are waiting to see a paediatric surgeon.

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Jul 22nd 2019, 7:28 AM

# Home help hours

Home help care supports: How many people are waiting in your county?

A total of 6,819 people are waiting for funding for home help hours, but the HSE continues to deny any cuts to the service.

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Jul 22nd 2019, 12:05 AM

# sláintecare

Harris says HSE can't continue in its current form and announces return of six regional healthcare areas

Harris described today’s announcement as the biggest restructuring of the HSE in 15 years .

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Jul 17th 2019, 3:34 PM

# Mental Health

So far this year, 32 children have had to stay in adult mental health units and it's going to continue to happen

HSE said placing children in adult units will ‘continue to be necessary’.

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Jul 17th 2019, 6:00 AM

# Emergency

A patient's chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke can vary depending on what hospital they attend

The report notes that the mortality rate for heart attack and stroke has continued to decrease year-on-year for the past 10 years.

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Jul 8th 2019, 1:36 PM

# hospital attacks

Nearly 300 health workers have been assaulted in Irish hospitals so far this year

Of the 279 assaults, 249 were on nurses and midwives.

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Jun 28th 2019, 12:05 AM

# Mulhuddart

Man (45) taken to hospital after Dublin assault

The man’s injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

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Jun 16th 2019, 9:34 AM

# progress update

Construction has started on the building frame of the National Children's Hospital

The hospital board will appear before an Oireachtas committee today.

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Jun 12th 2019, 6:10 AM

# Knocknaheeny

Man (30) stabbed multiple times in Cork city

The incident took place at Ardmore avenue, Knocknaheeny in the city.

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May 13th 2019, 1:14 PM

# Looking Forward

'I've been very lucky' - Casillas admits football future is uncertain as he leaves hospital

The Spanish goalkeeping was training with Porto when he suffered a heart attack.

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May 6th 2019, 4:08 PM

# Hospital

Legendary Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas in stable condition after suffering heart attack

The 37-year-old was rushed into surgery on Wednesday afternoon but is now conscious in hospital.

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May 1st 2019, 5:00 PM

# Mortuary Building

University Hospital Waterford to address reports of dead bodies left on trolleys in corridors

One of the hospital’s pathologists Professor Rob Landers said that conditions in the mortuary are “quite primitive”.

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Apr 24th 2019, 12:51 PM

# Smoking

'It's just not good behaviour': Hospital anti-smoking policy flouted by patients and visitors

On 4 July 2012, Beaumont Hospital became a “tobacco-free campus”.

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Apr 22nd 2019, 12:05 AM

# Get Well Soon

Brazil legend Pele undergoes treatment after being taken to hospital in Paris

The 78-year-old was being treated for ‘a light fever’ prior to the long flight back to his home country.

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Apr 3rd 2019, 6:30 PM