BUDGET 2021: Investment in mental health & disability services welcomed but staff shortages crucial

Staff shortages in the health system remain the primary concern despite the announcement of €4bn in funding from Budget 2021.
Staff shortages in the health system remain the primary concern despite the announcement of €4bn in funding from Budget 2021.
A reduction in VAT for hospitality will be reduced by 9 percent but for the many it comes too late,
The decision not to move the pension age to 67 as part of the Budget has been praised by the
Framed on the basis a no bilateral trade deal between the EU and the UK, Budget 2021 largely factored this
A local health activist group has raised €6000 worth of personal protective equipment for nursing homes in the county.
A West Clare councillor has flagged that Direct Provision could be regarded as the modern day equivalent to Mother and
An East Clare councillor has pleaded for bus shelters to be installed in each town and village across the county.
248 new jobs in local authorities to expand walking and cycling facilities all over the country have been announced by
Mid-West Hospital Campaign have vowed to hold “major demonstrations” if overcrowding levels return at University Hospital Limerick.
An East Clare councillor has pleaded for bus shelters to be installed in each town and village across the county.
Ballyvaughan man Robert Wainwright is planning on shaving his head in solidarity with his partner Gwen Ryan who was recently
Cratloe’s Caragh O’Shea has been elected President of the Limerick branch of Network Ireland.
Former Progressive Democrat councillor Mary Mannion looks at the role of the under thirties in seeing Clare elect a Sinn…
Concrete barriers erected in Illaunmanagh in response to an illegal encampment are to be re-examined.
Eir has committed to fixing its mobile service in West Clare.
Conditional planning has been granted for the decommissioning of Roche’s Clarecastle site.
A seat “always swings in the wind” in Clare is the belief of Clare FM founder and ex RTÉ broadcaster…
248 new jobs in local authorities to expand walking and cycling facilities all over the country have been announced by
Concrete barriers erected in Illaunmanagh in response to an illegal encampment are to be re-examined.
Eir has committed to fixing its mobile service in West Clare.
Twice elected to Clare County Council representing the Progressive Democrats and a two time General Election candidate for the party,…
248 new jobs in local authorities to expand walking and cycling facilities all over the country have been announced by
Concrete barriers erected in Illaunmanagh in response to an illegal encampment are to be re-examined.
A review is to be conducted at Sheahans Cross to monitor the road markings and width of the junction.
*Violet-Anne Wynne. Photograph: Martin Connolly Sinn Féin are riding high in the national opinion polls, Violet-Anne Wynne (SF) is hopeful…
Plans to erect a memorial to the mothers and babies from the County Clare Nursery are progressing.
In a bid to try retain Youths players who missed out on games as a result of COVID-19, an U19’s
Clare County Council have been pressed to make an official apology for their involvement to the Mother and Baby Home
*Photograph: John Mangan Organisers of the Mid-West Health Campaign have said they will take their protests to the streets of…
Scheduled surgeries and outpatient appointments at Ennis Hospital, University Hospital Limerick, Nenagh Hospital, St John's Hospital and Croom Orthopaedic Hospital
Staff Nurse Rosaline O'Brien this Monday morning became the first healthcare professional in the Mid-West to receive a vaccine against
Waiting times for gall stone surgeries announced by UL Hospitals Group are “aspirational rather than factual,” a West Clare councillor
Sinn Féin have selected Violet-Anne Wynne as their General Election candidate in Clare.
Plans to erect a memorial to the mothers and babies from the County Clare Nursery are progressing.
In a bid to try retain Youths players who missed out on games as a result of COVID-19, an U19’s
Clare County Council have been pressed to make an official apology for their involvement to the Mother and Baby Home
*Noeleen Moran. Photograph: Martin Connolly Noeleen Moran has confirmed she will not be seeking a nomination from Sinn Féin to…
An East Clare councillor has pleaded for bus shelters to be installed in each town and village across the county.
In a bid to create a stronger identity for Shannon Town, plans are being put in place to develop a
Concrete barriers erected in Illaunmanagh in response to an illegal encampment are to be re-examined.