Retailers selling tobacco and vaping products will have to apply and pay for a licence from next year
Annual fee will be €1,000 for the sale of tobacco products and €800 for the sale of nicotine-inhaling products
Children in Ireland receiving first mobile phone at average age of nine
Survey finds parents and guardians aged under 35 more likely to give devices to children at a younger age, as are those in Dublin and Leinster
Military medicine graduation a ‘landmark’ for Defence Forces
Comdt Fiachra Lambe was formally admitted as a member of the Faculty of Military Medicine in Ireland following graduation at McKee Barracks in Dublin
Tripling Beaumont’s emergency department and a new 95-bed ward among plans to update hospital
Infrastructure and digitisation are key challenges facing Anne Coyle, who returns to helm the north Dublin hospital having begun her career as an intern there
Family of student who died of brain bleed say ‘right to fair procedures’ denied ahead of second Medical Council hearing
Lisa Niland admitted to Sligo hospital in January 2017 after collapsing in fast-food restaurant with severe head pain
Health service warns of ‘significant unmet need’ in HIV drug access
Stigma around HIV ‘still a big challenge’, says senior HSE clinician as 39% of those newly found to have it were late-stage diagnoses
Overcrowding at Beaumont Hospital does not respect patients’ dignity, Hiqa report finds
Inspection found patients were accommodated on armchairs around the staff workstation and on armchairs in the passageway of the emergency department
HRT scheme roll-out to proceed ‘as soon as possible’, department says
State-funded scheme to provide hormone replacement therapy has been delayed due to issues between Department of Health and pharmacists
Co Kerry nursing home failed to investigate number of abuse allegations, Hiqa reports
Concerns raised about safety of residents at Lystoll Lodge nursing home in Listowel
Uptake of flu vaccine this year ‘disappointing’, says HSE chief clinical officer
Those aged 65 and older vaccinated between September and January down on comparable previous timeframe
Public-only consultant contracts: is the health system finally beginning to see some benefits?
Much staff opposition has fallen away and uptake is higher than had been predicted, though it seems clear the outgoing Minister is not content with the pace of change
More hospital appointments to be cancelled due to cold snap, HSE says
Cold snap comes as country experiences surge in winter illnesses such as flu
1,500 patients use HSE app ahead of wider roll-out
Efforts to digitise lagging Irish health services advance with app covering public appointments and some records
Flu season is predicted to peak next week. Why is Ireland not better prepared?
Difficulty predicting numbers leave HSE having to adapt - with potential cold snap accidents adding to pressure
HSE warns of disruption to health services in areas badly affected by snow and ice
Continuing cold snap will be ‘punitive’, with HSE chief executive calling for people take care of older o