Sinéad O'Sullivan: People in Ireland want to know where our money goes. The answer is depressing

Ireland spends €250,000 training doctors to work in Australia. That’s just one symptom of a much bigger problem

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James Sheehan: This is how I got three Irish hospitals built on time and on budget

National Children’s Hospital is an ongoing example of how not to approach any major construction project

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In a time of wealth, we are letting down a generation of children

Our children need a radical shift in our perspective on how we use the substantial resources we hold

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Should we pay people to donate blood?

There’s always a call for more blood donations, because supply seems to be decreasing while demand continues to go up. So, should we pay people to donate their blood? Joining Seán to discuss is Dr Suzanne Crowe, President of the Medical Council and a Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care in Children’s Health Ireland Crumlin.

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Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

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Suzanne Crowe: We need greater ownership on dog fouling and a canine poo DNA database could be just the impetus

“Dear Dog Owner, when I accidentally step into the poo you have failed to clean up on the pavement, I bring it back to my home, where my son plays Lego down on the floor. Please pick up your dog’s mes...

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Suzanne Crowe: How an SAD lamp helps me beat the winter blues while we wait for that ‘grand stretch’

There is cruelty to the dark mornings and afternoons of mid-winter. For some reason, the lack of light at this time of year bothers me more as I get older.

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Suzanne Crowe: Extra charges for pharmacy blister packs will hit the most vulnerable in our communities

My grandmother kept a heavy, mahogany armoire in the back sitting room. Inside this impressive cupboard was an enormous collection of medications.

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Suzanne Crowe: Men’s heart health is about more than drinking less or a Christmas gym gift

My husband, who had a demanding job in finance, had heart issues for several years before he died in his 50s. On medical advice, he was doing everything he could to improve his health. He had lost wei...

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Suzanne Crowe: Every county needs a palliative care hub to provide dignified comfort to people at the end of their lives

November brings reflection on loved ones now gone. Reading some death notices recently, I noticed how often adjectives such as “peacefully” are used to describe a person’s passing.

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Suzanne Crowe: Disappointing budget shows industry is being prioritised over living with dignity and care

The budget was universally disappointing for caregivers. From the young to the very old, and for those engaged in meeting the needs of everyone in between, there was little to applaud.

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Suzanne Crowe: Doctors, just like everybody else, must be held to account for their decisions

One of the first times I felt the sting of accountability was when I sent a patient out of the ICU at night. We needed an ICU bed urgently for someone else. Earlier that evening, we had identified whi...

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Kathy Sheridan: Refusing to see the links between domestic violence and wider eruptions in society amount to reckless denial

Abuse in the home is a red flag for what happens in the public space

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Dr Morgan McMonagle: As a surgeon in Ireland, I had never seen “wounded child, no surviving family” on a hospital chart

A former colleague in Gaza is getting his children to lick salt before bed to stave off the hunger pangs. Even last spring, children were eating weeds and grass

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The Guardian view on the children of Gaza: when 17,000 die, it’s more than a mistake | Editorial

Editorial: Israel’s military blamed the deaths of six Palestinian children on Sunday on a technical error. But a staggering toll continues to mount

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Autochthonous outbreak of respiratory diphtheria caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Germany, September 2024

In September 2024, a school-aged child (P1), unvaccinated against diphtheria, was hospitalised with severe respiratory diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. P1 subsequently died ...

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