Arthritis can have a significant impact on people’s mental health and wellbeing, in addition to physical symptoms such as joint damage and pain, according to Arthritis Ireland. The national patient organisation is highlighting the effect the disease has on mental health during National Arthritis Week, which starts tomorrow, 12 April). Covid-19 has exacerbated the situation, […]
Hospital Consultants have warned that non-Covid waiting lists have skyrocketed, with a 100% increase in inpatient waiting lists in some hospitals. They also cautioned that the waiting list may be an “underestimation of the true unmet demand for treatment as they do not yet include all those who have had their care disrupted or have […]
Kerry hotel gets €140,000 rates bill – despite being forced to close for Covid lockdown. The manager of a well-known hotel in Killarney has revealed he was charged almost €140,000 in rates despite the ongoing lockdown. Tom Randles, the manager of Randles Hotel, tweeted a photo of the bill for €139, 376.75 he had been […]
Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has called the inability of TDs to question NPHET a threat to the democratic oversight within the country. The Aontú leader said that TDs were unable to ask questions despite “the decisions on practical every aspect of the life of the country being made by NPHET.” “Today Ireland’s workplaces have […]
“One case occurred in a clinical trial and three cases occurred during the vaccine rollout in the USA. One of them was fatal.”
One of Europe’s most well-known charities, Oxfam, has been hit by scandal again after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against staff working in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The allegations come just two years after Britain’s Charity Commission found in 2019 that Oxfam had not fully disclosed allegations that staff working in Haiti after […]
The first Irish case of a rare blood clot arising after vaccination with the AstraZeneca jab is being investigated by the Irish regulator. State watchdog, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), said it had received “a case of interest associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which describes CVST, an unusual clot in the brain.” The 40-year-old […]
The Irish government has stated that they may be re-opening non-essential retail shops and services, including hairdressers in mid-May – but only for fully vaccinated people. The so-called “vaccine bonus” will be extended to those who have received the jab, and will extend to many areas of life as the government say they will slightly […]
Tipperary Deputy Mattie McGrath has strongly criticised the government decision to appoint a former Labour Minister, Kathleen Lynch, to lead a task force and publish yet another report on mental health. Speaking from his Tipperary constituency, Deputy Mattie McGrath said: “Ireland currently has one of the highest levels of mental illness in the EU. It […]
Minister Stephen Donnely has said he would support allowing fully vaccinated people to attend concerts in Ireland.
The EMA found 169 blood clots known as CVST in the brain and a further 53 splanchnic vein thrombosis clots following 34 million vaccine doses, giving a rate of 1 clot per 150,000 doses.
A new report has found evidence of a “rising tide of child abuse content’ on social media platforms, with tens millions of images being removed each year after being flagged as sexual exploitation and child nudity. Web research and security company, Comparitech, said it based its findings on the transparency reports of seven of the biggest social media […]