3 h. ago New guidelines on pharmacy dispensing fees to be developed after confusion over free HRT scheme

The Minister for Health said she does not believe patients have “clear visibility” of the fees that they are paying when getting their prescription medicines.

Politics

10 h. ago Hyrox, the soaring fitness trend: ‘You meet so many different people, all shapes, all sizes’

There is nothing like a bit of self-inflicted suffering to bond strangers

Sport

10 h. ago ‘I had all the symptoms of bowel cancer but it wasn’t on their radar because of my age’

Kerrie Kennedy endured searing stomach pain. Doctors ruled out a link to her pregnancy, but it still took time to identify the real culprit

Science

10 h. ago Jen Hogan: My day as a mother with seven children, a job, and a dog with half a tail

A shaggy-dog story about parenting seven children and working

Society

23 h. ago Carroll McNeill to meet Children’s Health Ireland board over damning spinal surgery report

Carroll McNeill to meet Children’s Health Ireland board over damning spinal surgery report  The Irish Times

Science

23 h. ago Carroll MacNeill to meet Children’s Health Ireland board over damning spinal surgery report

Carroll MacNeill to meet Children’s Health Ireland board over damning spinal surgery report  The Irish Times

Science

31 h. ago Wexford teacher awarded prestigious Mentor of the Year award from top Dublin university

Wexford teacher awarded prestigious Mentor of the Year award from top Dublin university  The Irish Independent

Events

33 h. ago Doctors initiate legal action over State’s transgender policy

Clinicians made a formal complaint against HSE over its referral of young people for assessment abroad

Events

34 h. ago ‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’

Shingles is an infection of the nerves and skin, caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox

Events

35 h. ago ‘I caught my husband masturbating with a male friend but he says it’s nothing’

Ask Roe: ‘The next morning, he insisted the whole thing was not a big deal and lots of men do this’

Events

35 h. ago Surf photographer Alice Ward on her hazardous work, her cystic fibrosis and her new short film

Ward's film Salt explores the surf photographer’s health condition and her relationship with the sea

Events

50 h. ago Iran and US agree to further talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme

Countries began high-level talks in Oman on Saturday

Events

51 h. ago Who was David Joyce, the Galway man shot dead by UK police at a busy train station?

Joyce, a gay man from a Traveller background with mental health difficulties, will be repatriated to be buried by his family in Ireland

Events

53 h. ago University of Galway honours 100 students from 17 Galway schools for Junior Cycle Irish

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM 98 students from 17 schools in Galway who achieved a distinction in Higher Level Irish in the Junior Cycle examn have been presented with awards by the University of Galway. Irish language schools sit a different paper, the T1, and 23 students from four of these schools […] The post University of Galway honours 100 students from 17 Galway schools for Junior Cycle Irish appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Culture

59 h. ago Contraceptive concerns: ‘When I came off the pill, everything became so much better’

More and more women are turning away from the pill, as worries grow around side-effects, stoked by misinformation on social media

Politics

61 h. ago Ireland Elementary School celebrates teacher of the year, swearing in of Junior Police Force members

Ireland Elementary School celebrates teacher of the year, swearing in of Junior Police Force members  newswest9.com

Events

2 d. ago More children added to spinal surgery waiting list in first three months than operated on

Children’s Health Ireland indicates procedures for those with scoliosis and spina bifida, showing 123 surgeries in the first quarter – but 144 added to scheule

Politics

3 d. ago Residents in Ahascragh asked to conserve water amid looming shortage

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Residents in Ahascragh are being asked to conserve water amid looming shortages. Uisce Eireann says due to the prolonged dry spell, levels have dropped in the Ahascragh River, which supplies the treatment plant. The plant caters for around 800 customers in the area. Preparations are being put […] The post Residents in Ahascragh asked to conserve water amid looming shortage appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

Politics

3 d. ago Hot school meals: High fat, salt and sugar products to be removed from scheme

Review of the scheme’s nutritional standards to be conducted by Department of Health dietician

Politics

3 d. ago ‘I was so worried he was going to get out early’: A rape survivor and the wait for her attacker’s appeal

Ciara Mangan suffered ill health from an almost two-year wait to find out if her attacker would have his sentence reduced

Events