#Childrens Health

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The Social Media Overuse
It's crystal clear that an unregulated digital world carries far too many risks for the young
While technology is with us and brings great benefits to everyone, tech platforms and those who are in the business of selling their digital products and advertising to us, must do it in a way that is decent and fair, writes Noeline Blackwell

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

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Cork and Kerry children the healthiest in the country, new survey finds
CSO data shows the general health of more than 90% of children across the country was deemed to be 'good or very good'

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

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Do we need a new model for GP care?
The demand for GP visits is expected to increase by much as 30% in the next 15 years, with an extra 1,200 doctors needed to keep pace

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Online Young Teen in His Bedroom
'Digital identity wallet' could block children from accessing harmful content online
European Commission guidelines said online platforms must use 'accurate, reliable and robust' age verification methods to restrict access to adult content

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Toddler’s fentanyl death ‘was an accident waiting to happen’
Toddler’s fentanyl death ‘was an accident waiting to happen’
Boy, 20 months, accidentally ingested or absorbed the drug through his terminally ill uncle’s transdermal patch

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

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Children waiting up to 13 years for primary care assessment
The figures show children's waiting times for an initial psychology, occupational therapy, or physiotherapy assessment

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Children's spinal surgeries concerns
'I have nothing to hide': New role for former chief of scandal-hit CHI cost State €123k in legal fees
Eilish Hardiman’s contract was renewed  amid several scandals at CHI, including the insertion of non-medical grade springs into the spines of children during surgery and the alleged carrying out of unnecessary hip dysplasia surgeries on other children

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

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Unicef calls on Government to help evacuate injured children from Gaza hospitals
Unicef’s global spokesperson urges Ireland to push for medical evacuations as wounded children suffer without pain relief in Gaza

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

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'State denying children legal right to equal education'
As many as 25,000 children could be waiting for an overdue assessment of need by the end of the year

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

Iodine deficiency signs found in three out of five pregnancies
Iodine deficiency signs found in three out of five pregnancies
A woman’s iodine requirement increases by 50% during pregnancy and they must get it from their diet

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

The Vapening: ‘In my school, I’d be in the minority for not vaping’
The Vapening: ‘In my school, I’d be in the minority for not vaping’
From the teenagers who made a movie with Foróige, to a major conference in Dublin — the health risks of vaping is a hot topic in Ireland, writes Health Correspondent NIAMH GRIFFIN

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

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Vaping has led a surge of young people using nicotine/tobacco products
The number of young people vaping or smoking has surged by 10 percentage points to 30% in just a decade

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Mammies For Trans Rights are marching to turn fear into joy
Mammies For Trans Rights are marching to turn fear into joy
Trans people have the same basic needs as anyone else, but are demonised to distract from the real issues, write Karen Sugrue and Bernie Linnane

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

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Kerry families 'frustrated' at pace of review into children’s mental health services
HSE Southwest apologised on Wednesday for not yet finishing a 2023 review into the care of 300 children

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

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Oireachtas Committee hears of autistic boy offered psychology appointment in Cork in 2030
The National Disability Authority's head of policy Dr Rosalyn Tamming a review of staffing is needed ahead of the HSE's introduction of a single point of entry referrals by October

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

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'Red flags' raised during review of children’s mental health care in north Kerry
Serious care issues uncovered in North Kerry’s CAMHS review have prompted open disclosure meetings and delayed final reporting

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Protest against HSE proposal to shut Navan A&E
Tusla paid €72m to third-party providers of children’s emergency accommodation
One provider received more than €17.2m in 2024 and was paid a further €3.4m in the first quarter of this year

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Vaping man
Cork County Council likely to ban smoking and vaping at all its amenity areas 
The measure is likely to be introduced following a motion by Fianna Fáil councillor Audrey Buckley

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

'Trust is broken': Committee hears of calamity and failures by CHI over children's surgery controversy 
'Trust is broken': Committee hears of calamity and failures by CHI over children's surgery controversy 
The emotional Oireachtas Health Committee with Children’s Health Ireland heard parents feel 'stonewalled, they feel they are meeting with a wall of resistance'

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

Government should shoulder payroll costs in childcare sector, Oireachtas committee told
Government should shoulder payroll costs in childcare sector, Oireachtas committee told
The Oireachtas Children’s Committee heard that statistics have shown that over 100,000 children in Ireland are living in consistent poverty

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

CHI going through 'a time of reset', Oireachtas committee to hear
CHI going through 'a time of reset', Oireachtas committee to hear
CHI will discuss spinal and hip dysplasia surgeries and funding for waiting list clinics

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

Assessment of need reform 'not code for taking away the right to it', says HSE chief
Assessment of need reform 'not code for taking away the right to it', says HSE chief
HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster also said he is concerned about long delays facing children in Cork and Kerry in particular

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

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EU accuses China’s AliExpress of ‘systemic failure’ over illegal goods
Regulators say online retailer failing to do enough to prevent sale of unsafe children’s toys, among other items

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

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Back-to-school payments to be extended to children in foster care
Cabinet to consider extending clothing and footwear allowance to families in receipt of Foster Care Allowance

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Limerick mayoral election
Social media: Irish and French ministers press for Europe-wide age rule to protect children
Ireland's media minister Patrick O'Donovan and French digital affairs minister Clara Chappaz have called on the European Commission to enforce age verification 

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

TD slams CHI for not publishing full version of critical report
TD slams CHI for not publishing full version of critical report
David Cullinane said while the identity of those contributing to the report should be confidential where appropriate, it 'should not be used as an excuse to keep details of the report under wraps' 

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

HSE Temple Street spinal surgery review
CHI only published summary of critical report 
Children’s Health Ireland has also defended its decision not to discuss some of the report's findings with families

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Online grooming crimes
Social media firms to be hauled before media minister
Calls grow for tech companies to introduce age verification for users

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

CHI chief executive 'dismayed' to be accused of misleading PAC
CHI chief executive 'dismayed' to be accused of misleading PAC
Lucy Nugent's comment comes after PAC chairman John Brady said he had 'strong views' about the possibility the Oireachtas committee could have been misled

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Disability activist Cara Darmody claims law being broken as children 'left to rot' on waiting lists
Disability activist Cara Darmody claims law being broken as children 'left to rot' on waiting lists
A schoolgirl who has held protests outside the Dáil for better autism services has claimed the Government is "blatantly" breaking the law and "permanently damaging children".

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Child-related benefits keep over 150,000 children out of poverty, ESRI report finds
Child-related benefits keep over 150,000 children out of poverty, ESRI report finds
The report comes one day after the child poverty monitor found that the number of children in consistent poverty rose by 45,000

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

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S Fergus Finlay: The Constitution must protect dignity as a right, not just an aspiration
Ireland demands loyalty from citizens but offers little in return — especially for children with special needs and the elderly

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

HSE Temple Street spinal surgery review
‘Confused, angry’ families seek advice against CHI over surgery fears
Lawyer Johan Verbruggen said new files have been set up for six more families, with at least four others making inquires

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

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Denise Charlton: Child poverty must not be our shameful legacy
Almost 5,000 children in emergency accommodation and 230,000 in material deprivation. Something has gone badly wrong

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Parents finding it harder to look away from scandals at CHI — if they ever could
Parents finding it harder to look away from scandals at CHI — if they ever could
The series of scandals is now threatening trust between parents and healthcare workers, as well as between staff and their employer, writes Niamh Griffin

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Sick little girl with an intravenous cannula in her hand
Hip surgery becoming necessary for many children 'due to late diagnosis' amid lack of screening
'Worrying' gaps in care for children with hip dysplasia raised in 2017 and again in 2024 have still not been addressed 

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Screening to help babies avoid hip dysplasia surgery still not in place, eight years on
Screening to help babies avoid hip dysplasia surgery still not in place, eight years on
The national screening programme proposed by a HSE steering group in 2017 was not set up. Now a consultant says 'we have no idea what the national rate of late diagnosis is' as a result 

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

HSE 'fully committed' to developing primary care centre on council-owned car park in Killarney
HSE 'fully committed' to developing primary care centre on council-owned car park in Killarney
Questions raised over the fact the HSE owns a number of sites and property in Killarney which are vacant or about to be vacated

Sun, 08 Jun, 2025

Alan Kelly comments
NTPF 'should be audited' amid allegations of misuse of CHI funds
Alan Kelly says a probe is needed to discover 'where the money has gone, who has benefited, in what sectors, and over what duration of time'

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

How Cork City Council can move on from its robotrees fiasco
How Cork City Council can move on from its robotrees fiasco
The local authority should apologise for wasting taxpayers' money — and learn to listen to experts when considering matters beyond its own expertise, writes John Sodeau

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Report into CHI waiting list will be referred to An Garda Síochána
Report into CHI waiting list will be referred to An Garda Síochána
It is believed that the 2021 report found that treatment for seriously ill children was delayed, and that a toxic culture existed in the department under examination

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Call for urgent spend on children's mental health as report shows almost half of teenagers feel 'low'
Call for urgent spend on children's mental health as report shows almost half of teenagers feel 'low'
Two teenagers who spoke at the launch of the report raised similar concerns

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

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S Terry Prone: Average-looking women must work twice as hard to be successful
The fifties model of the acceptable woman was limited and limiting. But probably not as limited and limiting as the current decade

Mon, 02 Jun, 2025

'No faith in the system' as mother waits year for epilepsy drug inquiry
'No faith in the system' as mother waits year for epilepsy drug inquiry
Families told last year that an inquiry into prescribing of epilepsy medicine containing Valproate to pregnant women would begin 'within weeks' but there is still no sign of it starting

Mon, 02 Jun, 2025

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