The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has welcomed a change in national policy, which now mandates facemasks in all settings for any healthcare workers who provide care within two metres of a patient. It also applies to any of their colleagues who come within two metres for more than […]
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 […]