Some nursing homes, residential centres and foster care services are being warned they need to step up efforts to protect vulnerable people. HIQA’s released a review of the regulation of…
CARE CENTRES WARNED BY HIQA TO STEP UP THEIR EFFORTS
1798 CENTRE IN ENNISCORTHY TO CLOSE AFTER NEARLY 20 YEARS
The 1798 Interperative Centre in Enniscorthy is to close. It was opened in 1998 to commemorate the two anniversary of the Rising. The centre at Arnold’s Cross in the town…
NURSES GATHER IN WEXFORD FOR INMO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Over three hundred and fifty nurses are gathering in Wexford tomorrow for the INMOs annual conference. Pay and staffing are the main items on the agenda of of the three…
NO SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT NEAR GARRYLOUGH MILL
There has been a road traffic accident on the Wexford/Gorey road at Garrylough Mill. Two cars are believed to have been involved but no serious injuries are reported. The accident…
FIANNA FAIL LOOK FOR RADICAL CHANGE ON MENTAL HEALTH IN IRELAND
It’s hoped a Dáil debate on strengthening the rights of a mental health patient will pave the way for radical change. The Fianna Fail Bill going through the Oireachtas at…
BROWNE CALLS FOR OIREACHTAS COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH
The Government is being urged to establish an Oireachtas Committee on Mental Health. Fianna Fáil has written to the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to request a new joint committee to facilitate…
ROSSLARE LIFEBOAT RESCUE YACHT IN DISTRESS OFF TUSKAR ROCK
Rosslare Lifeboat was called out during the night following a distress call from a yacht off Tuskar Rock. The mast of the boat broke with a crew of two on…
REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY FOR RESCUE 116 TO BE HELD IN WEXFORD
An event to remember the crew of Rescue 116 will be held on Wexford quayfront this evening. Two of the crew members of the ill fated rescue mission off the…
UP TO 150,000 HOMES COULD BE POWERED BY SOLAR ENERGY – NAUGHTEN
Up to 150 thousand homes could be powered by solar energy – under new plans to be unveiled today. Bord na Mona and ESB projects want to develop four large…
HOUSING CRISIS MEASURES FOR UP TO 50,000 HOMES TO BE UNVEILED
Measures to deal with Ireland’s housing crisis will be unveiled today. More than 800 sites owned by local authorities and public bodies are going to be put out for development…
CORPORATE TAX RISES TO €8.2 BILLION WITH TOP COMPANIES PAYING LESS
Ireland’s ten biggest companies are paying 37 per cent of the country’s corporation tax. But that’s a reduction on the previous year, when they were responsible for 41 per cent…
FITZGERALD TO MEET ATTORNEY GENERAL OVER POSSIBLE KENNEALLY INQUIRY
The Minister for Justice is to consult with the Attorney General about setting up an inquiry into the case of convicted pedophile Bill Kenneally. The Waterford sports coach was sentenced…
