News - HSE
New occupational therapy programme launched for Roscommon and Galway
The programme is called POTTS which is a telehealth service.
Aug 4, 2025 11:20
Roscommon chapel to remain closed for another 18 months
The church in the state nursing home has been shut for almost two years because of fire-safety issues.
Jul 25, 2025 13:45
Councillor raises concerns over future of clinical facility in Longford town
It acts on a GP referral basis and for follow-up appointments for patients who've been treated in Mullingar.
Jul 21, 2025 17:19
Local councillor raises issue of lack of qualified carers in Co. Leitrim
He says the unfavourable pay and work conditions of the job 'create the perfect storm' for people to be put off from joining the ranks of home carers.
Jul 17, 2025 17:53
HSE confirms outbreak of Covid-19 in Sligo University Hospital
The HSE says it's confined to one medical ward, where visiting is now limited.
Jul 17, 2025 11:42
HSE confirms no high risk mothers can have babies in Portiuncula in the long-term
The update comes as reviews into maternity care at the local hospital continue.
Jul 10, 2025 11:37
HSE regional chief says antenatal care at Portiuncula is 'safe'
It comes after today's announcement that women with 'higher risk' pregnancies will have their care moved to other hospitals.
Jul 9, 2025 18:01
HSE spends over €70m on private firms to cut waiting lists
The data, which was released to the Oireachtas Health Committee, looked at a period between January 2023 and March 2025.
Jul 5, 2025 08:46
Longford says HSE must 'pull its socks up' and develop minor injury unit
Cllr Peggy Nolan was speaking following a recent meeting between Fine Gael Senator Micheál Carrigy and Tánaiste Simon Harris.
Jul 1, 2025 07:36
HSE to sell Ballygar Health Centre amid community demand for reuse
The centre was destroyed in a fire in 2021 with the front part of the building completely gutted.
Jun 29, 2025 08:56
Former mental health hostel in Boyle to be sold by HSE
Renbrack House on the Woodenbridge Road closed down several years ago.
Jun 28, 2025 13:13
Local TD 'appalled' as children suffering with their mental health put into adult EDs
The figures also show that the number of children in those departments has increased in the HSE region of Dublin and the Midlands, from 289 in 2023 to 296 in 2024.
Jun 20, 2025 17:40
HSE confirms Longford physiotherapy service to remain in town
Locals had expressed their dismay at the news that the service could potentially have been transferred away from the town to Athlone or Mullingar.
Jun 20, 2025 12:45
Carrick resident Paul Reid set to become chair of new planning authority
Paul Reid, who lives in Carrick on Shannon, was the HSE chief executive during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and stood down from the role in 2022.
Jun 17, 2025 11:11Shannonside Newsletter
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