Fergal Bowers
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Health Correspondent RTÉ News. Journalist for 45 years. NUJ member. Author. Views my own.
RTÉ News: Mother with ADHD says diagnosis in 30s 'greatest gift'
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RTÉ News: Charity launching strategy to broaden understanding of ADHD
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RTÉ News: Alcohol risk guidelines may need to be changed - HIQA
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RTÉ News: First Aquablation prostate treatments carried out at Mater Hospital
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RTÉ News: Autistic children discriminated against in school admission policies, say department inspectors
9 days ago
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RTÉ News: HSE audit criticises implementation of public-only consultant contract
10 days ago
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RTÉ News: Alone urges more community-based care for older people
11 days ago
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RTÉ News: Rotunda row delivers message to all hospitals on private care
12 days ago
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RTÉ News: Cardiac surgeries cancelled due to perfusionists' strike action
12 days ago
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RTÉ News: Rotunda Hospital agrees to Government policy over public contracts
12 days ago
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RTÉ News: Rotunda facing questions amid phasing out of private care
15 days ago
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RTÉ News: GP found guilty of misconduct over Covid-19 misinformation social media posts - full report
16 days ago
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RTÉ News: Former Ireland rugby captain Fergus Slattery dies aged 77
17 days ago
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RTÉ News: GP found guilty of misconduct over Covid-19 misinformation social media posts
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HSE apologises for 'deficits in care' after woman's death
The HSE apologises unreservedly for "deficits in care", which it said culminated in the untimely and tragic death of Maxine Maguire in 2017.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0603/1576560-hse-aplogy-maxine-maguire/
18 days ago
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Cardiac specialists to take strike action next week
Surgeries could be cancelled next week due to a planned strike by 25 perfusionists, who are members of the Fórsa trade union.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0602/1576405-cardiac-specialists-to-take-strike-action-next-week/
18 days ago
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FTD brothers complete marathon challenge for dementia
The FTD brothers have completed their 32nd and final marathon challenge across Ireland for dementia research.
https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0528/1575661-ftd-brothers-marathon/
23 days ago
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Rotunda Hospital to develop Parnell Sq site, cttee told
The Rotunda has said it believes its future has been clarified and that it will be remaining on its Parnell Square site.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0527/1575471-rotunda-health-committee/
25 days ago
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Retired GP leaves inquiry saying he had 'a bus to catch'
A retired Cavan GP accused of professional misconduct over his social media posts during the Covid-19 pandemic walked out of a fitness-to-practise inquiry held by the Medical Council after claiming th...
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0526/1575380-michael-mcconville/
25 days ago
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HSE announces new autism assessment protocol
A new autism assessment protocol, which the HSE said will offer a standardised and more specialised route for assessment for children and young people and adults, has been announced.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0526/1575333-hse-autism-assessment/
26 days ago
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Ireland in the grip of a cocaine crisis
Drug misuse is around us all, legal and illegal, but if people rarely encounter it, or are unaffected by it, it continues at pace, writes Fergal Bowers.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0523/1574725-cocaine-crisis-analysis/
29 days ago
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Temperatures to hit 25C as 'real good weather' on the way
"Real good weather" is on the way, with temperatures expected to hit around 25 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country next week, according to Met Éireann meteorologist Linda Hughes.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0522/1574697-ireland-weather/
29 days ago
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Medical experts call for DRS infection-control measures
Medical experts have called for the introduction of infection-control measures in the Deposit Return Scheme, citing the risk of microbial growth and exposure to liquid residue on bottles and cans.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0522/1574753-deposit-return-scheme-health/
30 days ago
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Listen to James Kelly in his own words..
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Pioneering upper limb surgery changing lives
A major international conference in Dublin has heard how pioneering upper limb surgery in Ireland is changing the lives of people with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury and stroke.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0521/1574559-limb-surgery-conference/
about 1 month ago
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Pioneering upper limb surgery changing lives
A major international conference in Dublin has heard how pioneering upper limb surgery here is changing the lives of people with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury and stroke.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0521/1574559-limb-surgery-conference/
about 1 month ago
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Health unions concerned about low morale, committee hears
Health unions have expressed concern about what they say is low staff morale in the health service.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0520/1574298-health-committee/
about 1 month ago
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48-hour frontline ambulance strike stood down
The SIPTU and Unite trade unions have agreed to stand down a planned 48-hour strike by frontline ambulance staff next week.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0514/1573240-ambulance-dispute-talks/
about 1 month ago
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'Deep concern' as organ donations fall to five-year low
The Irish Kidney Association has said it is deeply concerned about the decline in transplant activity as organ donation has fallen to its lowest level in five years.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0513/1573123-organ-donations/
about 1 month ago
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100k patient record requests amid lack of online system
The Irish Patients' Association has said the absence of a national electronic patient record system means thousands of patients have to legally request access to their own health records from many sou...
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0513/1573052-hse-medical-records/
about 1 month ago
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'Deep concern' as organ donations fall to five-year low
The Irish Kidney Association has said it is deeply concerned about the decline in transplant activity as organ donation has fallen to its lowest level in five years.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0513/1573123-organ-donations/
about 1 month ago
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Risk to patient care at UHL 'intolerable' - Medical Board
The Medical Board at University Hospital Limerick has warned that the risk to patient care at the hospital "remain intolerable and unacceptable."
https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2026/0511/1572742-university-hospital-limerick/
about 1 month ago
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People urged to get tested for high blood pressure
An active and healthy woman who was diagnosed with high blood pressure has urged people to have their BP checked.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0511/1572752-blood-pressure-campaign/
about 1 month ago
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HSE warns of ambulance delays due to industrial action
The Health Service Executive has warned that the National Ambulance Service will experience delays in responding to non-life-threatening calls due to industrial action by staff.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0511/1572683-industrial-action-ambulance-services/
about 1 month ago
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How will HSE budget overrun impact staff recruitment?
News that the HSE overspent its budget this year by €250m up to the end of March does not bode well for health unions concerned about staffing numbers.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0510/1572354-hse-budget-overrun/
about 1 month ago
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'Give us some hope' - Families seek access to rare disease drugs
Families, campaigners and clinicians are calling for more public money to be provided to pay for access to drugs which could help people with rare diseases.
https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2026/0508/1572319-give-us-some-hope-families-seek-access-to-rare-disease-drugs/
about 1 month ago
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HSE not indifferent to overcrowding, INMO conference told
The CEO of the Health Service Executive has said she recognises that many nurses are working in environments where they feel compromised by trolley waits and trying to admit patients without beds.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0508/1572337-inmo-conference/
about 1 month ago
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'We miss my Dad' - family after father's sepsis death
The family of a man who died from sepsis two days after he was discharged from hospital while seriously ill has said they hope their father's story will help others.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0507/1572152-michael-cuddihy-death/
about 1 month ago
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INMO in emergency motion over cost-of-living pressures
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has passed an emergency motion on cost-of-living pressures on nurses and midwives.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0507/1572127-inmo/
about 1 month ago
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HSE to pause some recruitment due to €250m overspend
The HSE has told its health regions to control spending on overtime, agency staff and recruitment.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0506/1572031-hse-spending/
about 2 months ago
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Rare skin condition patients gain access to new treatment
The first authorised treatment for a painful and incurable skin condition has been made available in Ireland, in what has been described as a "transformative moment".
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0505/1571727-rare-skin-condition-treatment/
about 2 months ago
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10,400 medicine-related incidents in HSE services in 2025
New figures show there were over 10,400 medication-related incidents or near misses in HSE services last year.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0505/1571751-medication-related-incidents-ireland/
about 2 months ago
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Journalist Brendan O'Brien dies aged 82
Journalist and former RTÉ reporter Brendan O'Brien has died at the age of 82.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0504/1571668-brendan-obrien/
about 2 months ago
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'Completely suckered': Fake brands steal faces to scam shoppers
Online purchase scams are now the most common form of fraud in Ireland, according to the Central Bank.
https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2026/0430/1571123-completely-suckered-fake-brands-steal-faces-to-scam-shoppers/
about 2 months ago
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New access system for drugs for public patients announced
Approved new medicines should be available to public patients within 180 days of a HSE cost assessment decision, a conference on access to new drugs has heard.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0430/1571070-public-access-drugs/
about 2 months ago
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No updated deadline for completion of NCH, PAC to hear
The building company of the new children's hospital has failed to set an updated deadline for its completion, a Public Accounts Committee will hear tomorrow.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0429/1570945-nch-deadline/
about 2 months ago
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80% of radiotherapy machines need replacing - experts
Cancer experts have warned that over 80% of Ireland's radiotherapy machines need immediate or imminent replacement, with little or no active planning to do so.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0429/1570818-radiotherapy-machines-cancer/
about 2 months ago
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Delay in getting fluids to patient who died - inquest
An inquest into the death of a young woman with a genetic blood disorder heard there was a four-hour plus delay in arranging an alternative method of administering fluids to her after she refused to b...
https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2026/0428/1570724-oseremen-onolememen-inquest/
about 2 months ago
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Long Covid healthcare workers face uncertainty as supports expire
Around 120 healthcare workers who have not returned to work due to Long Covid are set to lose their ordinary sick pay by June, leaving many reliant on illness benefit of €254 a week.
https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2026/0427/1570460-long-covid-healthcare-workers-face-uncertainty-as-supports-expire/
about 2 months ago
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RSV vaccine safe and effective, but expensive, says HIQA
Immunisation against RSV is safe and effective, but very expensive, HIQA has said.
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0428/1570543-rsv-vaccine/
about 2 months ago
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People injured through negligence seek change to payments
People who have suffered catastrophic injuries due to negligence are calling on the Government to urgently enact legislation to provide for the annual payment of damages, known as Periodic Payment Ord...
https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0424/1569833-injury-payments/
about 2 months ago
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