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Nurses Association Slam Minister’s Omission Of General Practice Nurses As Frontline Healthcare Workers

By Ryan Harmon
The Irish General Practice Nurses Educational Association (IGPNEA) has heavily criticised the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohue TD, who said on ‘Prime Time’ (Thursday 20th January) that General Practice Nurses (GPNs) were not frontline healthcare workers.  Mary Jordan, IGPNEA Chairperson, said that their membership was furious with the Minister’s remarks,
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€1m for Research Projects Including Gender Based Abuse, Eating Disorders and Sexual Harassment in School

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has announced €1m in funding for research projects for researchers and community organisations to collaborate on societal issues. The 77 projects from The Irish Research Council will reach communities across the country and beyond, focusing on diverse societal challenges. Among the
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Aoife Bakes with BUMBLEance

By Ryan Harmon
Established in 2013, BUMBLEance had one vision, to provide transportation services for children affected by serious and life limiting conditions in a fun and safe environment. It is the official Children’s National Ambulance Service of Ireland. They provide safe and comfortable transportation for Ireland’s youngest patients as they travel between their homes and hospitals,
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Minister Welcomes Confirmation Tallaght Projects Continue to Provide Drug Services

By Ryan Harmon
The Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan TD, has welcomed confirmation that community drug projects in Tallaght – Jobstown Assisting Drug Dependency (Jadd) and Community Action Response Programme (Carp) – are continuing to provide drug services, including crack cocaine services. HSE addiction services fund both
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UCC Researchers Win €4.75m in Highly Competitive European Funding

By Ryan Harmon
University College Cork (UCC) researchers have won highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) funding totalling €4.75m.   UCC researchers secured the most number of awards of any Irish Higher Education Institution in the European Union’s most competitive grant call in 15 years.   Three UCC researchers won the highly prestigious discovery research grants
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Minister for Health, Chief Medical Officer and Chair of NIAC Encourage Parents to Get Children Vaccinated

By Ryan Harmon
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan and Chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Council, Professor Karina Butler are jointly encouraging parents and guardians to get their children vaccinated for Covid-19. Ireland’s paediatric vaccination programme is underway for children aged 5 to 11 who: have a health condition
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Amgen Announces Investment of $100m in Dun Laoghaire Plant

By Ryan Harmon
Amgen announced an investment of $100 million for the construction of a new vial filing line with ‘state of the art’ technology and new site infrastructure at its manufacturing plant in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. This investment is one of Amgen’s largest construction projects outside North America and will lead to the creation of 150 construction jobs. The Dun Laoghaire
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Accenture and NIBRT Pair Up to Bring Medical Treatments to Patients Faster

By Ryan Harmon
Professional services company Accenture has teamed up with the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) to speed up the production of medical treatments. The aim of the partnership is to get life-saving medical treatments on the market faster. It is being funded by both Accenture and Enterprise Ireland. The project, dubbed the ‘Biotech […]
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The Healthy Ireland Survey 2021

By Ryan Harmon
The Healthy Ireland Survey 2021 has been published by the Department of Health, showing the general landscape of Irish people’s health across a range of categories. Smoking 18% of the population are current smokers, a decline of 5 percentage points since the first wave of this survey in 2015 and roughly equivalent to smoking levels […]