Health

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

EXCLUSIVE to Southern Star readers - a great chance to win three months' membership for Clonakilty Park Health and Leisure Club, worth over €150.

BY BRIAN MOORE THE community on the Sheep's Head turned out in force to begin 2015 healthily at the official opening of the Muintir Bhire Community Walkway.

Almost one in four Cork schools signed up for the Schools' Fitness Challenge in 2014.