FIRST ROBOTIC GUIDED CORONARY INTERVENTION IN GALWAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
University Hospital Galway (UHG) recently carried out the first robotic-guided coronary intervention in Ireland and the UK, with the procedure combining the benefits of coronary intervention with the precision of robotics, to offer patients a range of benefits. The...
GOVERNMENT PLEDGES €2M AID IN WAKE OF TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKES
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin, has announced €2m in emergency assistance to the people of Turkey and Syria following the devastating earthquakes which struck the region on 6 February. Within excess of 22,000 people...
NURSING HOME TRAINING ON END-OF-LIFE & BEREAVEMENT CARE
A five-year continuous learning programme to support and empower nursing home staff in the delivery of palliative, end of life and bereavement care, has been developed by Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), in partnership with All Ireland Institute of Hospice and...
GALWAY SHOPPERS INVITED TO SAMPLE SOUP FOR RNLI FUNDRAISER
Galway RNLI’s volunteers will dish up some heart-warming soup to shoppers in the City of the Tribes on Saturday 11 February, as part of the ‘Sample Our Soup’ fundraiser which returns, following a two-year break due to the pandemic. Volunteers from Galway RNLI will be...
WEXFORD MARINE WATCH FOUNDER BIDS FAREWELL AFTER 10 YEARS
The founding member and CEO of Wexford Marine Watch has stepped down after 10 years at the helm of the lifesaving charity, which has helped to save hundreds of lives in Wexford since it was set up in 2012. After founding his own business, Frank Flanagan has decided it...
NATIONAL RESCUE CHALLENGE GETS SET FOR NEWBRIDGE
Rescue Organisation Ireland (ROI) will stage this year’s National Rescue Challenge on Saturday 22 April in Newbridge Fire Station, in partnership with Kildare Fire Service. This year’s challenge again invites both professional and voluntary emergency services to join...
BLUE LIGHTS AND AUDIBLE WARNINGS FOR MOUNTAIN RESCUE VEHICLES
Blue lights and audible warnings have been approved by the Department of Transport for use on all Mountain Rescue Ireland (MRI) vehicles, with appropriate legislation expected to be put in place during the first half of 2023. Up to now MRI vehicles and mountain rescue...
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF RETAINED FIRE SERVICES UNDER REVIEW
Each local authority’s retained fire service has been analysed in terms of recruitment, retention and the future sustainability of service delivery as part of a review by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management. The review entitled ‘Retained Fire...
ALL-ISLAND INITIATIVE PROMOTES CROSS-BORDER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
The recent All-Island Resilience Conference was the first in a series of annual Disaster Risk Reduction Conference series, hosted by the Office of Emergency Planning at the Department of Defence and formed part of the...
HYGIENE CHARITY BANKS ON PUBLIC DONATIONS THIS CHRISTMAS
The Hygiene Bank Ireland – the charity which provides hygiene and personal care products to those in need – is calling on the public to spread kindness this Christmas as part of their #ItsInTheBag Campaign by donating essential and luxury hygiene products during this...
OVER €100K IN FUNDRAISER FOR CANCER SOCIETY NIGHT NURSES
Over €100,000 for the Irish Cancer Society Night Nurse service has been raised through this year’s Boots Night Walk, with customers and Boots colleagues taking part in the annual sponsored 5km walk and raising €103,516 through fundraising and donations. The Irish...
NATIONAL HEALTH SUMMIT TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT CROKE PARK
The 19th National Health Summit returns as a live event to Dublin’s Croke Park Conference Centre on 8 February 2023, for the first time after a three-year hiatus. The annual health summit will share best practice and explore the wider opportunities and issues facing...
