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Tyson Fury has no thirst for endorsing gambling, alcohol or drugs

Tyson Fury has revealed he will never endorse gambling, alcohol or drugs ahead of the launch of his new energy drink this week. Four different flavours of Furocity energy drink will go on sale in Iceland stores on Wednesday and also be available ...

15 Feb 2022 at 18:25

Life

Children’s Mental Health Week: 15 ways to support youngsters as we emerge from the pandemic

Isolation, missed school, very possibly bereavement and sheer scariness – children have faced all this through the pandemic and it’s had a devastating impact on many of them. Over the last three years, the likelihood of youngsters having a ...

07 Feb 2022 at 08:25

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Record numbers of patients attended emergency departments last week

A record-breaking number of people attended Irish emergency departments last week, according to HSE data. It comes as officials warned of serious pressure on the health system as it faces a winter surge, with “extraordinarily high” level ...

10 Feb 2022 at 19:33

National News

Men five times more likely to be at-risk gamblers, study on gambling trends finds

Men are five times more likely than women to be at risk of problem gambling, according to a new report. The Health Research Board (HRB) report, published on Wednesday, looked at gambling trends among people aged 15 and over. It found ...

09 Feb 2022 at 23:33

Local News

Home Care sector facing worst recruitment struggle in history

Home care services are facing the biggest recruitment crisis in the history of the sector, an Oireachtas committee has been told. Representatives of the industry issued a stark warning about pressure within the system caused by the ...

09 Feb 2022 at 16:33

National News

New plan approved to cut waiting times for children’s orthopaedic surgery

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has announced a new plan to reduce waiting times for children with scoliosis and spina bifida. Mr Donnelly said on Thursday that he had approved plans from Children’s Health Ireland and Cappagh ...

19 Feb 2022 at 12:33

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Anam Cara will hold a bereavement support meeting near Thurles

As restrictions are lifted and the country continues to open up, bereavement support organisation, Anam Cara, continue to offer their support services online, as well as face-to-face meetings. When restrictions were ...

18 Feb 2022 at 17:33

Health & Wellbeing

With Easter weekend set to be ‘hotter than Ibiza’, 5 sun safety tips for adults and children

Temperatures across the UK and Ireland are climbing – just in time for the long Easter weekend. According to forecasts, part of the country could even be warmer than Ibiza – and the Bank Holiday could be a BBQ and ...

11 Apr 2022 at 13:55

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19 people on trolleys at Naas Hospital today

Some 19 people are being treated on trolleys in Naas Hospital today, having been admitted through the accident and emergency department. There are two patients on trolleys at Tullamore Hospital and the figure for ...

11 Apr 2022 at 15:33

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19 people on trolleys at Naas Hospital today

11 Apr 2022 at 15:33

Parents’ fear post-Covid mental health epidemic

Three in four parents say they are worried about their child’s mental health following the pandemic, a new survey has found. The survey of more than 2,000 parents, commissioned by BBC Bitesize and Netmums, ...

10 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Milestone for kidney patients with new drug to be made available in Scotland

A new drug that is the first new treatment in almost 20 years for those with chronic kidney disease is to be made available on the NHS in Scotland, in what has been hailed as an “important milestone”. The ...

09 May 2022 at 18:25

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