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Tánaiste Micheál Martin has expressed hope that the opening of a new ophthalmological unit in Cork complete with a second operating theatre will eliminate the need for patients from the region having to travel to Belfast for cataract surgery. Around…

Children’s exposure to harmful content on social media is a “public health crisis” and stronger laws may be needed to tackle the problem, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said. He was speaking at the launch of a campaign group…

Israeli forces pressed deeper into areas of the central and southern Gaza Strip as they battled Hamas fighters, while Palestinian health officials said on Thursday that Israeli strikes had killed at least 27 people across the enclave. The new escalation…