Health

Health is the other area where major progress needs to be made to make up for lost time, given the way this vital public service went during the lifetime of the last government, with two ministers – ironically both medical doctors – failing to get to grips with the inability of the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive between them to deliver healthcare in a timely fashion and within budget.  

Fianna Fáil TD Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said Fianna Fáil wants to ensure a ‘greater sense of dignity and compassion’ in a reformed health service.  

An open invitation has been issued by the Clonakilty Wellness Committee to anyone interested in running workshops on topics such as meditation and mindfulness, who has an inspiring story to tell or an idea for a positive community activity

That financing universal healthcare through Universal Health Insurance (UHI) is a bridge too far for this country at the moment has been obvious for some time, especially for the past year when new Minister for Health Leo Varadkar admitted as much soon after taking office. 

One of the features of last week’s Budget 2016 announcement that took even the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council by surprise was the adoption of hefty supplementary budgets for a number of departments this year that are rolling over into allocations for the coming one. 

Fifteen weeks after a most impressive first-round win over Clonakilty, Newcestown are back in action in the championship, taking on divisional side Duhallow

THE new owners of the Waterfront site in Clonakilty are in talks with the HSE for a primary care health centre in the town.

Southern Star February 14 2015

Southern Star January 31 2015