HSE acquires 43 acres of land at Raheen for UHL expansion
Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill announced on Tuesday, March 10, that land had been secured in Raheen for the planned new hospital site linked to…
New €213m Bon Secours hospital opens in Limerick
Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan attended the official opening of the new Bon Secours hospital in Ballysimon, Limerick. Marking the first new…
Senator presses for maternity hospital inclusion in HIQA plan
Maternity services must be included in plans for a proposed second campus at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), according to Limerick Senator Dee Ryan. The Fianna…
UL graduate turns award-winning product design into startup
An award-winning University of Limerick graduate has created the world’s first fully accessible pregnancy test and is now preparing to bring the innovation to market.…
5,300 patients a year: The Limerick clinic providing ‘care without judgement’
The pioneers of the Limerick Family Planning Clinic battled against Ireland’s repressive social climate in the 1970s, pushing for reproductive freedom at a time when…
Teen drug service raises alarm over rising cocaine use among 13-year-olds
Children as young as 13 are taking cocaine, a support service for teenagers engaged in drug misuse has warned. Speaking about the rising cocaine epidemic…