Viral infection is spread through contact with blood of an infected person

Up to 5,000 people in Ireland are living with the virus, and most are unaware they have been infected

‘Our learners are as smart as people in mainstream education; they just needed the chance’

Benefits of the game ‘far outweigh the risk of concussion in my mind, especially the social benefits of playing a sport like rugby’

Neck muscles, brain microarchitecture and the menstrual cycle are factors in why the genders suffer and recover from concussion differently

Outgoing Carmichael chief executive says regulatory code ‘tough’ for voluntary organisations

Dementia came early for Donal Canniffe, who played for Ireland, but deterioration has been ‘extremely slow’, says his wife Mary

Our cancer mortality rates are still 5.4 per cent higher than the EU average but have improved significantly in recent years

Barnardos report warns high-conflict parental separation has a ‘profound’ impact on children

Global index ranks healthcare in Ireland sixth best in the world

Kevina O’Rourke is one of over 2,500 patients who were cared for from the comfort of their own homes under the virtual service launched in 2024

US founder of ‘Mediate Your Life’ John Kinyon traces his work in nonviolent communication back to early loss and a search for healing

Ireland Reads Day on February 28th is a government initiative to celebrate the joy of reading

About 500-600 babies are born in Ireland with CHD every year, from simple to quite complex cases

While self-belief has many positives, too much of it can create greed, hypocrisy and narcissism, health summit hears