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'Extreme concern' at record waiting lists for medical treatment for children

A record 100,089 children are now on some form of the National Treatment Purchase Fund waiting list, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has revealed. Of those on the waiting list, more than 1 in 3 (34,300) are waiting longer than a ...

15 Apr 2022 at 11:38

National News

Hospital waiting lists growing to 'unacceptable levels' - Irish Hospital Consultants Association

Waiting lists for children to see a hospital consultant have grown to 100,000 with many facing a wait of up to 14 years, according to the Irish Hospital Consultants Association. The association says Ireland is 'an outlier' in Europe in terms of ...

18 Oct 2021 at 13:55

National News

Decade of hospital and ED overcrowding driving up waiting lists, warn consultants

There are almost 900,000 people on some form of waiting list for some form of hospital treatments or appointments in Ireland, latest figures show. Patients have been subjected to a decade of overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) which ...

10 Jun 2023 at 11:55

National News

Waiting list targets won't be met without rapid delivery of extra beds, warn hospital consultants

Waiting list reduction targets for 2023 will never be met unless hospital bed occupancy rates are significantly reduced by rapidly delivering extra capacity in our public hospitals, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has ...

15 Apr 2023 at 09:00

National News

50 extra consultant posts welcomed but extra hospital bed capacity urged

An additional 50 Consultant in Emergency Medicine posts are to be funded by the Department of Health, it has been confirmed. The move has been welcomed by the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine Limited (IAEM) which they say will ...

25 Aug 2022 at 13:34

National News

Accenture workers to be offered State help as ‘devastating’ 890 job cuts planned

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has described the loss of almost 900 Irish jobs at Accenture as “devastating” and said the Government would work with staff to help them find employment. A junior minister has called on the consultancy firm ...

01 Aug 2023 at 16:46

National News

Consultative Forum on International Security begins in Cork

A four-day forum on Irish security and defence policy begins in Cork on Thursday, amid criticism of the line-up of speakers from the opposition and president. The aim of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy is to ...

22 Jun 2023 at 02:45

National News

Consultants react coolly to deal aimed at solving pay and retention issues

The Government has approved the offer of a new contract for hospital consultants in a bid to solve recruitment issues contributing to Ireland’s long healthcare waiting lists. An estimated 900 vacant consultant posts across the ...

07 Dec 2022 at 23:40

National News

IMO labels new hospital consultant contract a 'missed opportunity'

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has criticised the new consultant contract being introduced by Government and labeled it a 'missed opportunity'. Professor Matthew Sadlier, Chairman of the Consultant Committee of the IMO ...

16 Apr 2023 at 09:00

National News

Coveney lands consultant job with EY Ireland

Former tanaiste Simon Coveney has taken up a consultant post with EY Ireland. Mr Coveney, who retired from politics at the end of last year, will join the firm’s geopolitical strategy team with immediate effect. He stepped ...

14 Apr 2025 at 12:57

Northern Ireland

Skeletal remains dating back 1,000 years found on site of planned Dublin hotel

Burial sites dating back more than one thousand years have been discovered during excavations for a new hotel in Dublin city centre. Around 100 skeletal remains from the Middle Ages were found in an area around Capel ...

08 Jul 2023 at 15:08

National News

'We want to hear from you' - Govt seeks public opinion on tackling gender-based violence

The government is seeking public consultation on a new national strategy to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. The announcement was made yesterday (Thursday February 17) by Minister for Justice, ...

18 Feb 2022 at 14:10

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