Town in mourning as crash victims laid to restThe north Cork town of Newmarket came to a standstill yesterday for the funerals of the two victims of Monday morning's car crash…Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
Internet still being used to target young peopleYoung people are being increasingly exposed to unwanted sexually explicit material and online harassment despite the fact that…Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
Coroner seeks taxi code to save drinkers' livesA Cork city coroner has called on the Irish Taxi Association to put in place a code of conduct for dealing with very inebriated…Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
Garbage our best energy hope, peakoil forum toldUrban refuse could be the biggest resource the world has in combating the future energy crisis, the former non-executive chairman…Wed Sept 19 2007 - 01:00
Helpline receives 80 calls in wake of lab errorsThe helpline established in the wake of concerns over diagnostic errors at the pathology laboratory at University College Hospital…Tue Sept 04 2007 - 01:00
Distance to A&E linked to risk of dyingThe further a seriously ill patient has to travel by ambulance to reach a hospital's emergency department the more likely they…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
Expanding Polish firm opens its second clinicA Polish healthcare firm plans to open its second Irish medical centre in Cork this autumn, catering mainly for Ireland's significant…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
Galway private hospital set for €40m expansionThe Bon Secours hospital in Galway is set for a further €40 million expansion to cater for the increasing volume of patients …Tue Aug 21 2007 - 01:00
Cork soccer hero critical after assaultA former soccer star remained in a critical but stable condition in hospital yesterday, following a serious assault outside a…Tue Aug 21 2007 - 01:00
Amgen says plan to shed 2,600 jobs will not affect Cork facilityUS biotechnology giant Amgen yesterday confirmed that plans to cut the company's workforce by 12-14 per cent will not affect …Fri Aug 17 2007 - 01:00
Identical results for very different twinsCork: Students at the Presentation College in The Mardyke, Cork, were in jubilant form yesterday after receiving Leaving Cert…Thu Aug 16 2007 - 01:00
Planning for scaled-down Cork medical clinic grantedA major new multimillion euro private medical clinic for Cork has been granted planning permission after the developers scaled…Wed Aug 15 2007 - 01:00
HSE West considers private renal firmThe HSE West has held preliminary talks with a private renal clinic in Galway in an effort to reduce the pressure on the main…Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
Review shows poor outcomes for teen mothersTeenagers from socially deprived areas in Ireland and Britain are up to six times more likely to become pregnant than teenagers…Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
Cork gifted library in €50m developmentA planning application has been lodged for a 60,000 sq ft library, retail, office and residential units in a €50 million development…Sat Aug 11 2007 - 01:00
Coroner warns of dangers of paracetamolThe Cork city coroner has warned that taking as few as four paracetamol tablets together can be harmful to a person's health.Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
Residents hold phone mast protestResidents held a protest against the erection of a 20m (66ft) mobile phone mast close to their homes in Ballyvolane, Cork city…Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
Hospital accident hastened woman's death, inquest toldA fall in hospital resulting in a fractured hip hastened the death of a 61-year-old Cork woman with serious health problems, …Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
West's first open heart surgeries are performed in GalwayThe first open heart surgeries in the West of Ireland have been carried out at University College Hospital Galway's long awaited…Tue Jul 03 2007 - 01:00
School gets 57 Steinways to tune of €2.5mThe Cork School of Music has taken delivery of the world's largest order of Steinway baby grand pianos, worth €2.5 million.Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Gardaí seize drugs worth €10,000More than €10,000 worth of drugs have been seized as part of Garda investigations into the death of a Cork teenager this week…Sat Jun 23 2007 - 01:00
Effective anti-abuse programme taught hereThe most effective proven programme in the prevention of alcohol and substance abuse in the US is now being taught in Ireland…Fri Jun 22 2007 - 01:00
Midwife shortage fuels early dischargesThe shortage of staff at the new Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) is resulting in the early discharge of mothers and…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
Suicide support group withdraws counselling over lack of fundingA Cork suicide awareness group has been forced to withdraw a vital free counselling service for people bereaved by suicide due…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
One dead, three injured in five-truck crash in CorkA truck driver was killed and three others seriously injured in a five-truck crash yesterday morning in Co Cork.Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Six prison officers hospitalised after riot in CorkMore effective measures to prevent violence against prison officers have been called for following a brutal attack yesterday …Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Man held over Cork assaultGardaí in Cork have arrested a man after a vicious assault on an elderly man in his homeWed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Family input key to mental health strategiesThe understanding, coping mechanisms and resilience that families who care for those with mental illness have developed must …Tue Jun 05 2007 - 01:00
Dedicated palliative care for children a must, says consultantThe need for the planning and development of a co-ordinated, equitable and flexible paediatric palliative care service for children…Tue May 29 2007 - 01:00
'Healthy gut' vital for general wellbeingMaintaining a healthy gut is essential to maintaining a healthy body and avoiding illness, the president of the World Gastroenterology…Tue May 29 2007 - 01:00
New support system for young parentsA new support service has been set up in Co Mayo for young people who are becoming parents for the first time.Tue May 15 2007 - 01:00
Protesters urge cessation of electro convulsive shock therapy in StateA complete ban on the use of electro convulsive shock therapy (ECT) in Ireland was called for at a public demonstration against…Mon May 14 2007 - 01:00
Funding for drug abuse services a necessity, seminar toldAdequate funding to allow for early intervention and an increase in detox beds around the country is an absolute necessity if…Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00
Settlement reached over death at nightclubA settlement has been reached between the family of a man who died after an incident at a nightclub and the security staff who…Wed May 09 2007 - 01:00
Mental illness needs range of treatments, says expertCognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a wonderful therapeutic advance, but it should not be regarded as a panacea for the treatment…Tue May 08 2007 - 01:00
Pregnancy project aims to detect complications earlyThe development of an early pregnancy screening test that will detect major complications of pregnancy in first-time mothers, …Tue May 08 2007 - 01:00
Infected water set to increase cases of IBSUp to one-third of people infected by the cryptosporidium water contamination in Galway could later develop chronic gastrointestinal…Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Shortage of neurologists impedes research, expert saysThe Government must appoint large numbers of neurologists nationally if Ireland is to make strong advances in neuroscience research…Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Survey finds high levels of social isolationSubstantial levels of social isolation have been identified with one third of people reporting that they do not attend any social…Fri Apr 27 2007 - 01:00
Parents who store children's cord stem cells are being 'exploited'The arguments levelled against the collection and storage of umbilical cord stem cells for future use are not strong enough to…Tue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
Irish children avoid tooth decay through fluoridation, not hygieneThe toothbrushing habits of Irish children are at a level seen in the UK more than 20 years ago, while 70 per cent have experienced…Tue Apr 10 2007 - 01:00
Charity-led research to receive €6mA total of €6 million is to be invested over three years into the research of both common and rare diseases including brain tumours…Tue Apr 10 2007 - 01:00
A&E data should be used as a resourceInformation from the emergency departments of Irish hospitals should be used to create a better understanding of changes in drug…Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00
Midwest GPs renew embargoGPs across the midwest have reinstated a voluntary embargo on co-operating with the HSE's new primary care team networks until…Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00
Number of kidney transplants falls by 20%The number of kidney transplants being carried out each year in Ireland has fallen by 20 per cent since 1990, according to the…Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00
First audit of potential organ donors to beginThe first audit of potential organ donors from intensive care facilities in hospitals all over the Republic is about to begin…Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00
New cardiac unit delayed due to staff shortageA shortage of specialist nurses is holding up the start of open heart surgery at the new cardiac surgery unit at University College…Sat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00
Ageing population set to double healthcare costs by 2050Healthcare costs in Ireland will more than double by 2050 due to the ageing of the country's population and the Government needs…Tue Mar 13 2007 - 00:00
College research to protect newbornsResearchers at University College Cork are working on the development of an automated seizure detection system in new-born babies…Tue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00
Expert predicts better cancer drugsNew cancer drugs will be developed over the next five years that will extend survival rates, increase cures and decrease the …Mon Mar 05 2007 - 00:00
