30,000 bed days and €24m can be saved per year – as experts welcome new National Clinical Guideline Screening and increased treatment to prevent malnutrition is planned for all patients admitted to Irish hospitals, as part of a new National Clinical Guideline on patient nutrition released this week. The key protocol is the […]
Teagasc has launched a fortnightly podcast called ‘The Pig Edge’ for pig producers and those working in the sector. It’s covering pig farming news, information, tips and advice for farmers. The podcast is presented by Amy Quinn, Teagasc Pigs Advisor, and she will be joined by a different guest each […]
Ensuring citizens’ trust in any potential EU tracing app to combat the spread of Covid-19 will be essential to its success, Seán Kelly MEP and Leader of Fine Gael in the EU Parliament has said. The Ireland South MEP’s warning comes amid increased debate at EU level over the potential […]
The Everyman and John O’Brien have with great sadness announced that the planned production, and national tour, of Sea Trilogy: three one act operas must be cancelled, in line with government advice on restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19. It will not be possible to rehearse as planned, or stage the […]
Mae Lynch is planning on walking the distance of the round trip from her house in Union Hall in West Cork to Cork City and back (160km) by May 18 to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society in memory of her grandad. Mae lost her beloved granddad suddenly to cancer […]
Statement from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltachta Following consultation with health authorities and in the interests of protecting public health, having regard to the emergency measures being taken due to Covid-19, it has been announced by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht that no Irish […]