Healthcare assistants to strike next month SIPTU members working as healthcare assistants (HCAs) in the HSE Home Support Service across counties Donegal, Clare, Limerick, Cork and Kerry will engage in strike action next month. Business • 22 Jan
Healthcare assistants to strike next month SIPTU members working as healthcare assistants (HCAs) in the HSE Home Support Service across counties Donegal, Clare, Limerick, Cork and Kerry will engage in strike action next month. Business • 22 Jan
HSE criticised in WRC sexual harassment decision The health service has been severely criticised for failing to suspend a senior hospital pharmacist for over a year after complaints of repeated sexual harassment were made against him by a more junior employee, who has won nearly €87,000 in compensation. Business • 11 Nov 25
HSE criticised in WRC sexual harassment decision The health service has been severely criticised for failing to suspend a senior hospital pharmacist for over a year after complaints of repeated sexual harassment were made against him by a more junior employee, who has won nearly €87,000 in compensation. Business • 11 Nov 25
HSE faces €7m loss over dealings with medical device firm The HSE could face a loss of up to €7m due to its dealings with a medical devices company that provided respiratory technology during the Covid-19 pandemic. Politics • 16 Oct 25
HSE faces €7m loss over dealings with medical device firm The HSE could face a loss of up to €7m due to its dealings with a medical devices company that provided respiratory technology during the Covid-19 pandemic. Politics • 16 Oct 25
Home birth governance creating risks for mothers - HSE Weaknesses in the governance of the current home birth system creates a risk for expectant mothers and their babies, according to an internal HSE audit. Ireland • 23 Sep 25
Home birth governance creating risks for mothers - HSE Weaknesses in the governance of the current home birth system creates a risk for expectant mothers and their babies, according to an internal HSE audit. Ireland • 23 Sep 25
99 hospital consultants earned €350,000 or more in 2023 A HSE audit has found that 99 hospital consultants earned €350,000 or more in 2023, for public work. Health • 23 Sep 25
99 hospital consultants earned €350,000 or more in 2023 A HSE audit has found that 99 hospital consultants earned €350,000 or more in 2023, for public work. Health • 23 Sep 25
Progress on HSE cost cuts too slow - Cawley Ryanair's former deputy CEO told the HSE there seemed to be "no urgency" in efforts to cut spending and that the Government needed to be told certain savings targets would not be met. Business • 22 Sep 25
Progress on HSE cost cuts too slow - Cawley Ryanair's former deputy CEO told the HSE there seemed to be "no urgency" in efforts to cut spending and that the Government needed to be told certain savings targets would not be met. Business • 22 Sep 25
BreastCheck misses screening target for second year The HSE's BreastCheck national screening service has missed its screening targets for two years in a row, according to new figures. Health • 25 Aug 25
BreastCheck misses screening target for second year The HSE's BreastCheck national screening service has missed its screening targets for two years in a row, according to new figures. Health • 25 Aug 25
Urgent inquiry by HSE after second ambulance catches fire The HSE has said an urgent examination is under way after a second ambulance caught fire in the last week. Ireland • 27 Jun 25
Urgent inquiry by HSE after second ambulance catches fire The HSE has said an urgent examination is under way after a second ambulance caught fire in the last week. Ireland • 27 Jun 25
HSE's €91m annual travel and subsistence bill 'too high' A former top executive from Ryanair told the HSE that the travel and expenses bill for staff was too expensive at €1,050 per staff member and should be drastically reduced. Business • 09 Apr 25
HSE's €91m annual travel and subsistence bill 'too high' A former top executive from Ryanair told the HSE that the travel and expenses bill for staff was too expensive at €1,050 per staff member and should be drastically reduced. Business • 09 Apr 25
Unions accuse HSE of not taking health dispute seriously Health unions have accused the Health Service Executive (HSE) of having a 'cavalier' attitude to planned industrial action next week in a dispute over staffing numbers. Business • 24 Mar 25
Unions accuse HSE of not taking health dispute seriously Health unions have accused the Health Service Executive (HSE) of having a 'cavalier' attitude to planned industrial action next week in a dispute over staffing numbers. Business • 24 Mar 25
First version of HSE Health App officially launched The Department of Health and the HSE have launched the first version of the HSE Health App. Health • 25 Feb 25
First version of HSE Health App officially launched The Department of Health and the HSE have launched the first version of the HSE Health App. Health • 25 Feb 25
Gender pay gap widens for staff in Irish health services The gender pay gap among employees in the health services in Ireland is widening with female staff earning on average 14.5% less than their male colleagues, according to the latest official figures. Business • 01 Jan 25
Gender pay gap widens for staff in Irish health services The gender pay gap among employees in the health services in Ireland is widening with female staff earning on average 14.5% less than their male colleagues, according to the latest official figures. Business • 01 Jan 25
Most hospital patients rate care positively, survey finds A majority of patients have rated their hospital care positively, according to the latest National Inpatient Experience Survey. Health • 10 Dec 24
Most hospital patients rate care positively, survey finds A majority of patients have rated their hospital care positively, according to the latest National Inpatient Experience Survey. Health • 10 Dec 24
HSE was told budget overruns "can't continue like this" The HSE was told "we can't continue like this" in discussions over enormous overruns in their annual spending. Business • 22 Nov 24
HSE was told budget overruns "can't continue like this" The HSE was told "we can't continue like this" in discussions over enormous overruns in their annual spending. Business • 22 Nov 24
HSE care worker 'never given a proper break' in 26 years The HSE has been ordered to pay over €11,000 in compensation to a care worker who said she was "never given a proper break" in the course of 26 years' employment at a residential home. Business • 08 Nov 24
HSE care worker 'never given a proper break' in 26 years The HSE has been ordered to pay over €11,000 in compensation to a care worker who said she was "never given a proper break" in the course of 26 years' employment at a residential home. Business • 08 Nov 24
Cost of new HSE financial management system not known The total expected cost for the so far incomplete deployment of a new financial management system for the HSE and other bodies is not yet known, almost ten years after its budget was approved and seven years since its roll out began. Business • 30 Sep 24
Cost of new HSE financial management system not known The total expected cost for the so far incomplete deployment of a new financial management system for the HSE and other bodies is not yet known, almost ten years after its budget was approved and seven years since its roll out began. Business • 30 Sep 24
HSE apology over treatment of four patient advocates The HSE has confirmed that it is apologising to four patient advocates for the way they were treated by the organisation. Health • 23 Jul 24
HSE apology over treatment of four patient advocates The HSE has confirmed that it is apologising to four patient advocates for the way they were treated by the organisation. Health • 23 Jul 24
HSE to pause Covid-19 vaccine programme in June The Health Service Executive is urging anyone eligible who is considering getting a Covid-19 booster dose to do so in the coming days as the vaccine programme will pause on 14 June. Coronavirus • 24 May 24
HSE to pause Covid-19 vaccine programme in June The Health Service Executive is urging anyone eligible who is considering getting a Covid-19 booster dose to do so in the coming days as the vaccine programme will pause on 14 June. Coronavirus • 24 May 24
HSE to pay €1,000 to man over ageist discrimination The health service has been ordered to reconsider its recruitment policies and pay €1,000 for ageist discrimination after an external recruiter rejected a veteran addiction clinic worker's job application because he lacked a specific healthcare assistant cert. Business • 23 May 24
HSE to pay €1,000 to man over ageist discrimination The health service has been ordered to reconsider its recruitment policies and pay €1,000 for ageist discrimination after an external recruiter rejected a veteran addiction clinic worker's job application because he lacked a specific healthcare assistant cert. Business • 23 May 24
Measles vaccine programme to begin later this month A catch-up vaccination programme for the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine will get under way this month, the Health Service Executive has confirmed. Health • 08 Mar 24
Measles vaccine programme to begin later this month A catch-up vaccination programme for the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine will get under way this month, the Health Service Executive has confirmed. Health • 08 Mar 24
HSE senior executive to get redundancy of almost €400k The Health Service Executive has confirmed that a senior executive is to get a redundancy package of almost €400,000. Ireland • 29 Feb 24
HSE senior executive to get redundancy of almost €400k The Health Service Executive has confirmed that a senior executive is to get a redundancy package of almost €400,000. Ireland • 29 Feb 24
HSE warns it will need extra funding this year The Health Service Executive has warned in its National Service Plan that it will require extra funding this year and it has outlined plans to cut spending on agency staff. Business • 14 Feb 24
HSE warns it will need extra funding this year The Health Service Executive has warned in its National Service Plan that it will require extra funding this year and it has outlined plans to cut spending on agency staff. Business • 14 Feb 24
HSE to pay worker €31,666 for unpaid leave over 15 years The Health Service Executive had to pay an €80,000 bill for travel and subsistence expenses built up by a manager in its estates department who was left reporting to nobody for 15 years until he retired, the WRC has noted. Business • 01 Feb 24
HSE to pay worker €31,666 for unpaid leave over 15 years The Health Service Executive had to pay an €80,000 bill for travel and subsistence expenses built up by a manager in its estates department who was left reporting to nobody for 15 years until he retired, the WRC has noted. Business • 01 Feb 24
Expert claims HSE staff tried alter 'Emily' case report A safeguarding expert, who led a review into a nursing home where a resident known as 'Emily' was sexually assaulted, complained to the HSE that senior staff members requested that she alter her final report. Ireland • 27 Dec 23
Expert claims HSE staff tried alter 'Emily' case report A safeguarding expert, who led a review into a nursing home where a resident known as 'Emily' was sexually assaulted, complained to the HSE that senior staff members requested that she alter her final report. Ireland • 27 Dec 23
Some hospitals 'failing' to tackle overcrowding issue Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly had said he believes some hospitals are "failing" to tackle the issue of overcrowding. Health • 12 Dec 23
Some hospitals 'failing' to tackle overcrowding issue Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly had said he believes some hospitals are "failing" to tackle the issue of overcrowding. Health • 12 Dec 23
