Big Tech's biggest weaknesses were on display in 2021 While 2020 was a year when tech's greatest strengths were on display, it was its weaknesses that came to the fore in 2021, writes Adam ... 2021 in Review • 31 Dec 21
5 things we learned from the latest HSE briefing Booster shots, Omicron and vaccinations for children - here are five things we learned from the latest Covid-19 briefing from the Health Service Executive. Coronavirus • 16 Dec 21
14-year-old is youngest Covid-19 death in Ireland A 14-year-old has died after testing positive for Covid-19, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has reported. Coronavirus • 12 Nov 21
Two ambulance vehicles involved in Co Cork crashes Two National Ambulance Service vehicles were involved in crashes in Co Cork over the weekend. Regional • 03 Nov 21
Drop in safeguarding concerns notified in 2020 There was a drop in the number of safeguarding concerns notified to the HSE in 2020, with reports falling by 9% on 2019 figures according ... Health • 28 Oct 21
HSE chief says cost of cyber attack could reach €100m The total cost of a ransomware attack on the Health Service Executive could reach €100 million, the chief executive of the HSE has told an ... Health • 16 Sep 21
Third of HSE spend on PPE written off, PAC told More than a third of the over €900 million the HSE spent on PPE last year had to be written off because of the large ... Politics • 16 Sep 21
Cyber security centre to get budget and staff boost Staff numbers at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are to be almost doubled in the next 18 months, the Government has announced. Business • 13 Jul 21
Devastating impact of attack cannot be overstated - HSE CEO of the Health Service Executive Paul Reid has said the damage caused by the cyber attack and the devastating impact that it has had ... Ireland • 03 Jun 21
Quarantine to be targeted at vaccine resistant variants Minister for Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport Eamon Ryan has said that the mandatory hotel quarantine system will be refined to target Covid-19 variants of ... HSE • 23 May 21
Some HSE IT systems returning as decryption tool tested The HSE has developed and tested a new version of the decryption tool and this is now being deployed across the core network. Health • 22 May 21
People asked to only attend ED for emergency treatment The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine has asked that only those with a need for emergency treatment attend emergency departments at this time in light ... Ireland • 18 May 21
802 Covid-19 cases reported across two days There have been a total of 802 cases of Covid-19 reported in the last two days, the Department of Health has said. Coronavirus • 16 May 21
'We will not be paying any ransom' over cyber attack Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said it will "take some days" to assess the impact of the cyber attack on the Health Service Executive's IT system. Health • 14 May 21
Tusla's child protection referral system not operating Child and family agency Tusla has said its IT systems are not operating as a result of today's cyber attack on the Health Service Executive. Ireland • 14 May 21
'Number of days' before systems back working - HSE HSE Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry has said it will take "a number of days" before the HSE's computer systems are back up and ... Health • 17 May 21
HSE, NPHET and scientists highly-trusted - Edelman The 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer shows the emergence of health authorities and members of the scientific community as highly trusted leaders amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Business • 09 Mar 21
Woman on 'death bed' pleads for mediation with HSE A 73-year-old woman described as being on her death bed with cervical cancer has pleaded with the HSE to enter direct mediation talks with her ... Courts • 18 Feb 21
As it happened: NPHET to monitor rising Dublin cases Live coverage of today's Department of Health Covid-19 briefing, as well as all of the latest pandemic developments. Coronavirus • 11 Feb 21
'Airborne ICU' for Covid-19 patient The Air Corps has described its first aeromedical transfer of an ICU patient with Covid-19 as a "significant milestone". Coronavirus • 04 Feb 21
Family settles feeding tube negligence case for €68,000 The family of woman who died from sepsis after a feeding tube became dislodged has settled a case for negligence against the Health Service Executive ... Courts • 14 Dec 20
Significant shortcomings in care of child - report A report by the Ombudsman for Children's Office shows there were significant shortcomings by Tusla and the HSE in the care of a child with ... Ireland • 26 Nov 20
HSE told to withdraw sanitiser two weeks before recall The HSE was strongly advised by the Department of Agriculture to stop using ViraPro hand sanitiser more than a fortnight before it was recalled from ... Coronavirus • 22 Nov 20
Covid-19 'derogation' for healthcare staff criticised The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for the ending of a HSE derogation policy, which allows essential quarantining healthcare workers to return to ... Health • 06 Nov 20
HSE defends holding training course at Dublin hotel The HSE has defended holding a face-to-face training course for public health nurses despite the introduction of Level 5 restrictions. Ireland • 22 Oct 20
