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Public Health Mid West appeals to people in Tipperary to limit contacts this New Year's Eve

The Department of Public Health Mid West is appealing to people in Tipperary, Limerick and Clare to limit their social interactions over New Year weekend. They say Covid-19 numbers are high and may not represent the actual amount of cases in the ...

30 Dec 2021 at 19:15

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The National Public Health Emergency Team schedule an emergency meeting as Covid-19 deaths double

The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has scheduled an emergency meeting today as Covid-19 related deaths double. Yesterday, March 26 saw a further 255 cases and 10 deaths announced. These figures bring the totals to 1,819 confirmed ...

27 Mar 2020 at 11:45

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HSE appeals to Tipperary people to self-isolate if they have cold or cough symptoms

The Department of Public Health South East is urging people to immediately self-isolate if they have any symptoms of a cold or cough, as we are experiencing the highest level of infection in the region since the start of the pandemic. A ...

06 Jan 2022 at 10:39

National News

New laws to ban sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18 move a step closer

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has welcomed the completion of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill in both Houses of the Oireachtas which will ban the sale of vapes to under 18s. Minister ...

06 Dec 2023 at 11:21

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No monkeypox cases in Ireland or NI despite dozens across UK and Europe

A multidisciplinary incident management team has been established in Northern Ireland to prepare for any risk to the population from monkeypox. The Public Health Agency said there are currently no confirmed cases of the virus in ...

23 May 2022 at 17:26

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Urgent public health alert as bus users are warned they may have been exposed to measles

An urgent public health alert has been issued following a case of measles that was confirmed in the Dublin and Midlands health region earlier this week. The HSE Department of Public Health in the region is advising anyone who ...

09 Feb 2024 at 15:31

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MLAs triumph over TDs in gambling awareness match

A team of Northern Ireland MLAs has triumphed over deputies from the Republic’s Dail in a football match to raise awareness about gambling-related harm. The TDs and MLAs were joined by football, rugby and GAA players to ...

12 Sept 2025 at 15:55

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Deadline nears for submissions on health screening programmes policy

The National Screening Advisory Committee’s (NSAC) 2025 call for submissions is due to close on Friday September 12. NSAC is the independent committee which makes recommendations to Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll ...

01 Sept 2025 at 00:01

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People in Tipperary urged to get their Covid-19 booster vaccine this bank holiday weekend

The Department of Public Health Mid-West is urging people to get their COVID-19 booster vaccine at their local walk-in clinics in Nenagh this bank holiday weekend. The Nenagh clinic is located in the outpatients ...

02 Feb 2023 at 13:45

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Public Health Mid-West urge people to get the flu vaccine as rates of the illness increase

The Department of Public Health Mid-West is reminding the public to avail of the flu vaccine as rates of flu increase in the midwest region. Due to public health restrictions, the department says the flu did ...

11 Mar 2022 at 16:15

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Health minister says he raised concerns about relaxing Ireland’s licensing laws

Ireland’s Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said he did raise public health concerns with his Government colleagues before they decided to relax the country’s licensing laws. It follows reports that the ...

04 Nov 2022 at 17:39

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Measures taken to prepare for surge in flu hospital admissions

Measures are being taken to prepare for a surge of hospital and intensive care admissions in Ireland due to flu, the head of the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said. Concern has been expressed about a ...

29 Dec 2024 at 14:49

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