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Two cases of bird flu detected in Inishowen wild birds

Two cases of avian influenza, or bird flu, have been detected in wild birds in coastal areas of Inishowen since July. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that the Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis at ...

21 Sept 2022 at 12:22

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Letterkenny hospital remains under 'significant pressure'

Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) remains under significant pressure as a result of high attendances along with Covid-19 and flu outbreaks at the hospital. Staff at the hospital is also dealing with outbreaks of Covid-19 and flu across eight ...

30 Dec 2022 at 15:09

Local News

Flu cases on the rise - Donegal people urged to get free vaccine

The HSE is reporting an increasing incidence of influenza (flu). Nationally, the incidence of flu has risen from 13 lab-reported cases in Week 5 to 255 lab-reported cases nationally in Week 9. In Community Health Organisation (CHO)1 which ...

12 Mar 2022 at 17:02

National News

Fears health service could face greatest ever pressure as viruses surge

Ireland’s health service is set to experience greater pressure than ever before in coming weeks due to the spread of winter viruses, the HSE has predicted. It is expected up to 900 patients could be admitted to hospital with flu in the ...

22 Dec 2022 at 19:48

National News

People urged to stay at home when feeling unwell amid rising Covid-19 and flu cases

People have been urged stay home if they have flu-like symptom by HSE Chief Clinical Officer, Dr Colm Henry due to concerns over the rising number of new cases of Covid-19. Dr Henry was speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland show on ...

21 Dec 2022 at 11:18

National News

People told to ‘consider all options’ before going to A&E

People have been urged to consider alternatives before going to A&E as the highest number of people waiting on trolleys was recorded on Tuesday. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (Inmo)said 931 patients were counted ...

03 Jan 2023 at 13:37

National News

Should Irish people be worrying about HMPV as cases surge in China?

As reports of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, continue to rise in China, the situation bears an eerie resemblance to the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago. With the pandemic in the back of many people's ...

07 Jan 2025 at 15:45

National News

National: Nasal flu vaccine to be offered to thousands of school children

The flu vaccine is expected to brought to around 80,000 schoolchildren for the first time in October in an effort to boost uptake, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has confirmed. It is understood that nasal spray ...

30 Sept 2023 at 13:12

Local News

Walk-in flu vaccination clinics in Letterkenny for all children 2-17 years

Rising numbers of both flu cases affecting children and an increase in the numbers being hospitalised this winter has prompted the HSE to open a walk-in flu vaccination clinics for children aged 2-17 years ...

13 Jan 2023 at 12:01

Local News

Poultry to be confined indoors due to 'increasing risk' of Bird Flu

Poultry and captive birds will have to be kept indoors following an outbreak of Bird Flu in two bird flocks recently. The recent outbreaks "highlight an increasing risk to all poultry flocks and captive ...

02 Nov 2022 at 12:32

National News

Parents urged to ‘cocoon’ babies amid high levels of RSV and flu infections

Parents were being urged to cocoon young babies to help limit the spread of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and flu infections, which the HSE warned were currently circulating at very high levels. In ...

14 Dec 2023 at 19:58

National News

Covid-19 vaccine booster programme extended to all those aged 18-49 years

All adults in Ireland are now eligible for a second Covid-19 vaccination booster. The Health Service Executive (HSE) announced boosters are now available for all those aged from 18 to 49 years from ...

29 Dec 2022 at 11:43

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