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Covid Certs required to visit nursing homes

People visiting nursing homes will need to show a digital covid cert or proof of vaccination from Monday. New HSE guidance will require proof of vaccination or immunity at the entrance. Visitors may also be asked to show photo ID to make sure the ...

12 Nov 2021 at 11:13

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Louth to be affected by visitor restrictions announced by Nursing Homes Ireland

For the protection of nursing home residents, Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI) has confirmed today that visiting restrictions are now in place in nursing homes nationwide. No non-essential visiting, children or groups will be allowed. Nursing homes ...

06 Mar 2020 at 13:35

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Louth TD welcomes plans for Covid-19 inquiry

The news that the government is to establish a Covid 19 inquiry by the middle of the year has been welcomed by Sinn Féin TD Ruairí Ó Murchú who asked Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to ensure that the families of those who died at Dealgan Nursing Home ...

14 Feb 2023 at 20:30

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Covid-19 vaccines dumped in 'Midlands Louth Meath' area

Health chiefs have apologised after Covid-19 vaccines had to be dumped as they had not been stored correctly at a nursing home in this region. The HSE confirmed that more than 130 doses of the vaccine – 22 vials – could not be used as they ...

03 Feb 2021 at 13:16

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New book shines a light on Ireland’s nurses in the Second World War

A new book has shone a light on the contribution of nurses from across Ireland working in dangerous conditions in the Second World War. Memories and records, as well as a roll of honour, of nurses from across Ireland has been compiled by ...

04 Jun 2024 at 11:00

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Families still calling for a Covid 19 public inquiry five years after deaths of loved ones in Louth nursing home

The lack of a proper Covid 19 inquiry that would give Dundalk families answers as to why 22 people died in Dealgan House Nursing Home almost five years ago was raised again in Leinster House last week by Sinn Féin TD Ruairí Ó Murchú. ...

19 Feb 2025 at 13:30

National News

More than 4,100 nurses assaulted since January last year, says union

There were more than 4,100 reported incidents of assault against nurses between January last year and February this year, according to a healthcare union. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said this is a ...

29 Apr 2024 at 18:49

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OPINION: Give our nurses what we all know they deserve

Those who would have us believe they know better can find ways to justify a “meaningful” profit for high rolling property developers when they build houses. We don’t realise the amount of work, resources and risk ...

01 Feb 2019 at 17:48

National News

Thousands of nursing home staff are still waiting on pandemic bonus payment

Around 46,000 staff who worked on the front line during the Covid-19 crisis in nursing homes and other care facilities are still waiting for their €1,000 pandemic recognition payment. Latest figures show that 86,...

20 Oct 2022 at 11:19

National News

'Taken a psychological toll'; New survey reveals 90% of nurses are facing mental exhaustion

New research by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has found that 97 per cent of nurses and midwives believe Covid-19 has had a negative psychological impact on the profession. The ‘Psychological ...

07 Oct 2021 at 17:37

National News

Substantial evidence of 'non compliance' highlighted in nursing home report

The latest nursing home inspection reports by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) have highlighted inadequate fire safety procedures, staff shortages and poor condition of premises'. Evidence ...

11 Oct 2021 at 16:30

National News

Irish nurses group calls for more protection at work after over 4000 reports of assault

An Irish nurses group has called for more protection at work after over 4000 nurses and midwives reported assault last year. The call comes after a recent trade unions conference, where members of the Irish ...

27 Oct 2021 at 15:55

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