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Clinicians advocate for resourced domiciliary ventilation programme

Concerns surrounding the lack of a resourced domiciliary ventilation programme were escalated to the HSE Chief Clinical...

By Catherine Reilly - 08th Feb 2026

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Regions required to perform at ‘same high standard’ – Minister

By David Lynch - 08th Feb 2026
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Council’s CAREhub service transitions from ‘pilot’ project

By Catherine Reilly - 08th Feb 2026

Preparation of ‘shadow budget’ for population-based resource allocation

The full implementation of population-based resource allocation (PBRA) across the six health regions will take place...

By David Lynch - 08th Feb 2026

Ongoing replacement of non-CE marked surgical instruments

A programme is ongoing at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh (NOHC) to replace non-CE marked reusable...

By Catherine Reilly - 08th Feb 2026

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Plan developed to address heart attack audit findings – HSE

By Reporter - 10th Feb 2026
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Doctors prepare to vote in Medical Council elections

By Reporter - 06th Feb 2026
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Approval granted to commence procurement for national electronic health record

By Reporter - 05th Feb 2026

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Digging into the nitty-gritty of GP partnerships

By Ms Asumpta Gallagher - 09th Feb 2026

Editorial

High demand slows progress on waiting lists

By Paul Mulholland - 09th Feb 2026

Medico-Legal

The quiet machinery that helps to keep patients safe

By Dr Sarah Townley - 09th Feb 2026

My time in charge of something

By Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon - 09th Feb 2026

A system under pressure

By Dr Muiris Houston - 09th Feb 2026

Editorial

Lung health check pilot already having positive impact

By Paul Mulholland - 23rd Jan 2026

Editorial

From burnout to balance

By Ms Suzanne Creed, Clinical Risk Advisor, Medisec - 23rd Jan 2026

A way with words

By Dr Muiris Houston - 23rd Jan 2026

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A new vision for national public health

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The concerning rise of ‘healthocide’

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Trauma-informed care in cervical screening

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Noted Canadian pathologist to speak at Faculty of Pathology Annual Symposium

Fifteen years ago, in the wake of publicly reported cancer misdiagnoses in Canada, Toronto-based pathologist Prof John Srigley and his...

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BYD’s Sealion 7 makes its case

By Dr Alan Moran - 11th Jan 2026

If you consider ‘new energy’ vehicles, which include hybrids, BYD is the fastest growing manufacturer by far in this class...

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Volvo made its name from large estate and saloon cars back in the day, establishing itself...

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By Prof Brendan Kelly - 26th Jan 2026
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A timely – quietly radical –book on AI in medicine

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By Prof Brendan Kelly - 22nd Dec 2025
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Irish Society of Gastroenterology, Winter Meeting

Irish Society of Gastroenterology, Winter Meeting Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co Kildare, 20–21 November 2025...

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Regions required to perform at ‘same high standard’ – Minister

Council’s CAREhub service transitions from ‘pilot’ project

Preparation of ‘shadow budget’ for population-based resource allocation

Ongoing replacement of non-CE marked surgical instruments

Breaking News

Plan developed to address heart attack audit findings – HSE

Doctors prepare to vote in Medical Council elections

Approval granted to commence procurement for national electronic health record

Comment

Digging into the nitty-gritty of GP partnerships

High demand slows progress on waiting lists

The quiet machinery that helps to keep patients safe

My time in charge of something

A system under pressure

Lung health check pilot already having positive impact

From burnout to balance

A way with words

Latest Issue

Medical Independent 10th February 2026

Latest News

E05 | Clinical Podcast – Inflammatory bowel disease in focus with Dr Orlaith Kelly

E08 | Innovation in Healthcare: An interview with Prof Sam McConkey

News Features

The concerning rise of ‘healthocide’

From medicine to the borderlands

Trauma-informed care in cervical screening

A literary exploration of grief and recovery

News Team

Paul Mulholland

Catherine Reilly

David Lynch

Priscilla Lynch

Clinical News

New gout therapies show promise in phase 3 trials

Potential of GLP-1 agents in rheumatology

Obesity in children and adolescents

In focus: Vaginal health

Exercise and physical activity in CKD, dialysis, and kidney transplant

Latest CPD Modules

The home of CPD for Irish healthcare professionals.

Menopause: Diagnosis and management

The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of opioid dependence

Infant GORD and reflux

The Latest Conference News

Noted Canadian pathologist to speak at Faculty of Pathology Annual Symposium

Public health doctors gather for winter conference

Enhancing treatment decision-making in breast cancer

Muscle-invasive bladder cancer

More Conference News!

ISG Winter Meeting sees large attendance

AI has the potential to unlock the mysteries in IBD

Improving detection of pancreaticobiliary malignancy

Life

BYD’s Sealion 7 makes its case

Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, Research Awards

The new electric Volvo is very good –and far from boxy

A moving account of the human side of healthcare

A timely – quietly radical –book on AI in medicine

Irish Society of Gastroenterology, Winter Meeting

Featured Classifieds

Diploma in Healthcare Law

Law Society of Ireland

Annual GP Educational Morning

Beacon Hospital

Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist wanted for Waterford Mental Health Service, HSE Dublin & South East Region.

Waterford Mental Health Service, HSE Dublin & South East Region.

Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist wanted for Wexford Child & Adolescent Mental Health, HSE Dublin & South East Region.

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