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Four workmen injured in electrocution incident at Raphoe graveyard
Four men were injured in a workplace incident at St Eunan’s Graveyard in Raphoe on Thursday afternoon. The incident,…
November 8, 2026
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Limerick Mayor allocates €10,000 to keep St Munchin’s breakfast programme running
Limerick Mayor John Moran has committed €10,000 from the Mayoral Fund to sustain the school breakfast and food…
Health
Puppy farms to face higher fines under new animal welfare strategy
The Irish government will introduce larger fines for puppy farms that breach animal welfare standards when it launches…
Health
Southill Hub awarded €85,000 from VHI Health and Wellbeing Fund
The Southill Hub in Limerick City has received €85,000 from this year’s VHI Health and Wellbeing Fund. The…
Health
Waterford scientist links diet to better eye and brain health in ageing
Professor John Nolan of South East Technological University has released a documentary, A Vision For Vision, detailing two decades…
Health
Study finds only three women named in UK science exam specifications
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, in partnership with the IncludeHer project, have discovered that just three women…
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HSE appoints senior manager to lead focused improvement programme at CUH
Priscilla Lynch, the HSE’s Integrated Healthcare Area (IHA) manager for Cork South and West, has begun a “focused programme…
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60 empty beds at private unit as University Hospital Limerick faces record demand
More than 2,370 additional patient attendances have been recorded at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) year‑to‑date compared with the…
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DPS cardholders can claim refunds if charged over €80 a month
The Drug Payment Scheme (DPS) caps monthly charges for approved prescribed drugs, CPAP machine rental and oxygen rental…
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Six hospitalised after two‑car collision on N73 near Mallow
Six people were taken to hospital following a serious two‑car collision on the N73 at Ballysheehan, Mallow, at…
Health
Triple transplant survivor urges organ donation amid falling rates
Robert Sheahan, a 36‑year‑old from Askeaton, County Limerick, has called for more people to become organ donors after…
Health
Celia Holman Lee’s husband says former model is making slow recovery
Celia Holman Lee, the 75‑year‑old former model and founder of the Celia Holman Lee Model Agency, is “making…
Health
Joe Duffy discusses tinnitus diagnosis in new memoir
Joe Duffy revealed in his memoir Talk to Joe: Life, Liveline and Me that he was diagnosed with…
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Over 700 patients waited on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital in October
Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) had 701 patients left waiting for a bed during October, according to the Irish…