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.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving following a single-vehicle collision in Clare this afternoon.

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. 

A man was rescued from a lake in Co Clare last night after he became confused and entered the water.

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.

A transatlantic jet has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport after suffering an engine failure off the south coast this morning.

The HSE has approved a €9.95m capital budget allocation for a theatre upgrade at Ennis Hospital and confirmed the project has already progressed to design stage.