Figures for street violence in Cork are up but locals say they don’t tell full story
‘Covid skewed the figures, it will probably take three years to get a truer picture’
‘Covid crisis is like somebody flew planes into every hospital in the country’
Both inpatient and outpatient services have been severely hit, says Dr Francis Finucane
Dr Chris Luke on the online storm that changed him: ‘You become half the man you were’
In 2011, his clumsy warning on radio about the trolley crisis drew a devastating backlash
Universities should hold mini-beer festivals to regulate drinking, says medic
Authorities should also look at restricting off-license operations, says Dr Chris Luke
Nudity, teenage sex, porno movies and plain old fornication: Liveline has it all
Joe Duffy can’t believe his luck – er, sorry, ears – when callers splutter about Normal People
Coronavirus: ‘We can save hundreds; the public can save thousands’
Medics alarmed at public flouting Covid-19 social-distancing guidelines in Dublin pubs
Potential of new rapid sepsis test will take time to fully measure, medics say
Illness can be difficult to detect and publicity claims it could save thousands of lives
Insurance: Hospitals see false accident claims every week, says A&E doctor
Staged accidents are among most common types of insurance fraud in Ireland
Call for nurses to cancel leave will ‘go down like a lead balloon’
Consultant says Taoiseach is denying frontline emergency staff their ‘necessary R&R’
Fireworks are ‘little bombs’ and should be left to the professionals
Consultant warns of the risk of serious injury at Halloween
Man arrested over crystal meth seizure in Cork city
Customs and gardai recover 100g of synthentic drug worth €6,000 in joint operation
Niall O’Donohoe – An Appreciation
Eminent paediatric neurologist an inspiration to patients and colleagues alike
Hospitals expect ‘surge’ in emergencies after snow subsides
Fractures and dislocations from ‘trips and slips’ already being treated
Drunk teens ‘could have died’ at alcohol-free Cork disco, says doctor
Emergency services called after youths turn up to dance ‘paralytic, undeniably drunk’
Hospitals invoked top-level protocol for tackling overcrowding hundreds of times
Over 620 people on trolleys or wards awaiting a hospital bed
Crack cocaine in Ireland: The rise of an ugly drug
The substance is becoming a major problem, but the State is ill-equipped to deal with it
Cannabis is causing IQ loss in teenage boys, expert says
Consultant expresses concern over the increased THC levels in new form of the drug
Ecstasy same price – but twice as strong – as 10 years ago
Dutch research institute finds ecstasy pills contain double the amount of MDMA
Free GP care for under-sixes adds to A&E delays
Hospitals have seen a sharp increase in referrals since introduction of the scheme
Medical professionals here remain concerned about Ebola
Guidelines assume health service is 'fully functioning', which is not the case
Ambulances routinely held up for an hour or more at A&E departments
The HSE’s target turnaround for ambulances is 20 minutes
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