Vitalograph, a global leader in the development and production of respiratory diagnostic devices, today announced an investment of €10M as it expands its operations in the Mid-West and creates 200 new roles over the next two years.

The National Dairy Council has announced that Ireland and Munster rugby star and Clare-born Eimear Considine as an ambassador for 2022.

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD has approved new measures to provide expanded dental health care for medical card holders in the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS). He has also confirmed his commitment to a review of the Scheme to ensure its future viability.

An elderly man is recovering in hospital after he was discovered in a smoke-logged house in East Clare early today.

Visit on inpatient wards in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has been reinstated following the lifting of restrictions which were put in place during a surge in community transmission of COVID-19.

The Department of Public Health Mid-West is urging people to not consume or gift recalled Kinder products, in the lead up to the Easter holiday weekend, as certain Kinder products have been linked to an extensive outbreak of salmonella infection. 

The doors of the new €2m Injury Unit at Ennis Hospital have opened this morning, bringing an immediate improvement in the clinical environment and experience for healthcare staff and the thousands of patients who use this service every year.

A number of possible sites for a new ambulance base in Kilrush are currently being assessed by the HSE.