With strict restrictions now in place in maternity hospitals nationwide, new mothers are becoming increasing worried about the prospect of giving birth without the birth plan and the support team they would have wanted. “The situation is changing rapidly and mothers are contacting me in a frenzy, worried they will […]
Health & Lifestyle
‘Drive to Care’ comes after house bound members feared they wouldn’t be able to get gluten free products during lockdown. The Coeliac Society of Ireland is teaming up with baked goods brand Promise Gluten Free to deliver free food packs to hundreds of vulnerable coeliacs who are cocooning in order […]
Bandon native Shannen O’Reilly has started a new campaign in aid of Pieta House where she is encouraging people to upload a picture of themselves in their ‘happy place’. The campaign has already passed its €1000 fundraising target. To take part, users must simply upload a picture that makes them happy […]
New online forum will allow clinical nurse specialists to share information and advice with patients during the coronavirus outbreak: facebook.com/groups/heartsupportnetwork/ The Irish Heart Foundation, in partnership with clinical nurse specialists around the country, has launched a new online support network for people living with heart failure and other heart conditions – […]
An industry-wide pilot test of new ways of working would never have been planned this way! And yet, now into week three of Ireland’s remote working revolution and, anecdotally anyway, people seem to be adapting to this dramatic labour market shift says Donal O’Donoghue, President of The National Recruitment Federation […]
Shine – a national organisation providing information and support for people affected by mental health problems – has put a number of mmeasures in place in response to COVID-19, to ensure continued support is provided to people experiencing mental health problems in the community. The service is available to anyone […]