Oonagh Smyth

Prime Time

HSE audit: €2m paid to consultants 'deviates from pay guidelines'

A HSE internal audit has found that €2m was paid to hospital consultants to reduce waiting lists at Naas General Hospital (NGH) outside of public pay policy guidelines

Prime Time • 24 Mar

Ageing carers fear for future of adult children with disabilities

Most people with a disability in Ireland are cared for by their parents. But as those parents grow older, families are being forced to confront an uncertain future

Prime Time • 19 Mar

'We need protection': Flood fears persist years after Storm Babet

People in east Cork are raising questions about the urgency of flood protection programmes, two years on from experiencing the impact of rising waters on their homes and businesses.

Prime Time • 18 Feb

Met Éireann clarifies communication after Minister's concerns

The national weather service Met Éireann has said that it is "giving the best information it has, based on the limitations of the current systems".

Ireland • 30 Jan

Geese vs people? Report maps feeding sites amid planning battles

The interim study on light-bellied brent geese, obtained by Prime Time, is intended to act as a planning framework to help local authorities permit housing development across Dublin, while meeting conservation commitments to the protected species.

Prime Time • 17 Dec 25

North Cork Creameries suspend operations after EPA breach

North Cork Creameries, the dairy co-op, has suspended production at its facility in Kanturk Co Cork after it was issued a notice from the Environment Protection Agency to cease discharging effluent on 14 November.

Munster • 24 Nov 25

Expert raises public health concerns about Cork water quality

The current quality of Cork city's drinking water is a "potentially serious public health concern", according to a legal submission made by a prominent public health specialist

Munster • 21 Nov 25

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Cash-based shift swapping widespread in prisons, officers say

A Mountjoy prison officer who went to fight in Ukraine, leaving money for others to cover his shifts, has 'blown the whistle' on a cash-based shift swapping system within the prison service

Prime Time • 16 Oct 25

Govt warned of rising household bills as data centres strain grid

Senior officials have warned ministers that Ireland's rapid growth in data centres is using up electricity capacity and adding to the risks around energy costs and climate targets.

Prime Time • 21 Aug 25

Mother of wounded Gaza child pleads to reunite family in Ireland

A Palestinian woman whose child was brought to Ireland for medical treatment as doctors tell us about their concerns that the impact visa delays could have on other children due to be brought here.

Prime Time • 11 Jul 25