To celebrate International Women’s Day, Centre of Nursing and Midwifery Education (CNME) Sligo, Leitrim, West Cavan in partnership with HSE Social Inclusion, will host Every Woman Counts: A Women’s Health Day, an inclusive educational event designed to support, inform, and empower women across all communities.
HSE West and North West is advising people To be aware of their healthcare options this Bank Holiday weekend.
If you do get sick this bank holiday weekend there are a number of healthcare options available; plan ahead, know your options and stay safe.
The month of January has been extremely busy across health services in the West and North West, with continued high levels of attendance at emergency departments and sustained demand for inpatient care.
Families with lived experience of caring for a child with a life-limiting illness, or who have experienced the death of a child, are invited to take part in a family engagement workshop with Mayo Roscommon Hospice / HSE. The workshop will help inform the design and development of the proposed Sunflower Children’s Hospice, a major new healthcare project for the region.
People who are supported by HSE Disability Services’ Ballytivnan Training Centre are taking part in an inspiring new art exhibition called Sligo’s Dream Horizons.The exhibition opened in the ATU Library, Sligo on Tuesday 25th November 2025.
Cardiology patients across East Galway and Roscommon are experiencing faster, more accessible, and personalised care thanks to the East Galway Roscommon Integrated Care Hub, which provides a community-based Consultant-led and Clinical Nurse Specialist service.
Led by Consultant Cardiologist Dr Nuria Farre, the Hub has seen over 1,000 patients since its introduction in April 2023, delivering timely cardiac care closer to patients in their own communities.
Following on from the success of previous Safeguarding Awareness Events, Donegal Disability Services held its third Safeguarding Awareness Event in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Letterkenny recently, to mark national Adult Safeguarding Day. The theme for this year’s National Safeguarding Day was ‘My Voice is My Right’.
There were smiles all round at North West Hospice on the Mall in Sligo when patients, staff and visitors were treated to a visit from some donkeys recently.
Each month these gentle therapy donkeys are kindly bought in to visit by the staff and volunteers of the Sathya Sai Sanctuary.
The 2025 National Organ Donation Conference, themed “Conversations that Matter” recently took place in Galway and brought together healthcare professionals, donor families, and transplant recipients to reflect on a significant year in Ireland’s organ donation landscape.
There was a day of celebration and remembrance for residents, family members and staff at Arus Breffni in Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim on Friday October 17th 2025.
The day saw residents, staff past and present and members of the Manorhamilton community come together to remember all those who have lived and worked in Arus Breffni over the past fifty years. It was an event of song, music and dance and a special video was compiled for those present about Arus Breffni.
