7 d. ago Great shame we do not have the legislation needed to underpin vital care of older people

Great shame we do not have the legislation needed to underpin vital care of older people  The Irish Independent

Politics

8 d. ago Privacy rule in family law and child care cases 'impacting people's access to justice'

A law lecturer told The Journal that the rule results in a lack of transparency, as well as a silencing of survivors.

Society

9 d. ago RTÉ to air undercover programme showing poor care of people in nursing homes owned by chain

The footage shows a carer telling a man to pee in his pad when he requested to go to the toilet.

Politics

2 w. ago UHG postpones some elective procedures as it experiences extreme pressure

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM University Hospital Galway has postponed some elective procedures as it experiences extreme pressure today. The hospital is urging the public to consider all care options as it deals with very high attendances. 248 people attended the Emergency Department yesterday and there are high numbers tracking again today. […] The post UHG postpones some elective procedures as it experiences extreme pressure appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Events

2 w. ago Five people hospitalised after collision between critical care ambulance and bus in Dublin as Gardai close road

Five people hospitalised after collision between critical care ambulance and bus in Dublin as Gardai close road  The Irish Sun

Transport

2 w. ago Young people who have been in care face struggles leaving school and care, research determines

At the end of February, there were 5,801 children in care in Ireland.

Politics

3 w. ago New Commissioner for Older People calls for action on Northern Ireland’s ‘broken’ social care system

New Commissioner for Older People calls for action on Northern Ireland’s ‘broken’ social care system  The Irish News

Events