Health services in county Galway are under significant pressure with increasing rates of flu in the community. Today, we are treating 60 patients with flu across Galway University Hospitals and Portiuncula University Hospital with a particularly high number of older people and children attending the ED with symptoms. 363 people in Galway were confirmed on laboratory testing with flu since the start of this flu season, including 175 last week.
A group of health and social care professionals at Galway University Hospitals (GUH) will be holding a virtual Career’s Evening for secondary school students on Thursday, 11 December from 6pm. The event will be hosted on the Microsoft Teams platform via https://teams.live.com/free and join the meeting using meeting ID: 338 411 167 795 60 and Passcode: Tc3HK3Ta
HSE West and North West has called on all eligible people in Mayo to get vaccinated against flu immediately. Data shows that the total cases notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) nationally have more than doubled, showing that flu cases are surging within communities. The number of people presenting to hospital with flu is increasing and this is putting pressure on already busy healthcare services.
HSE West and North West has called on all eligible people in Galway to get vaccinated against flu immediately. Data shows that the total cases notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) nationally have more than doubled, showing that flu cases are surging within communities. The number of people presenting to hospital with flu is increasing and this is putting pressure on already busy healthcare services.
HSE West and North West has called on all eligible people in Roscommon to get vaccinated against flu immediately. Data shows that the total cases notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) nationally have more than doubled, showing that flu cases are surging within communities. The number of people presenting to hospital with flu is increasing and this is putting pressure on already busy healthcare services.
HSE West and North West has called on all eligible people in Sligo to get vaccinated against flu immediately. Data shows that the total cases notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) nationally have more than doubled, showing that flu cases are surging within communities. The number of people presenting to hospital with flu is increasing and this is putting pressure on already busy healthcare services.
HSE West and North West has called on all eligible people in Leitrim to get vaccinated against flu immediately. Data shows that the total cases notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) nationally have more than doubled, showing that flu cases are surging within communities. The number of people presenting to hospital with flu is increasing and this is putting pressure on already busy healthcare services.
HSE West and North West has called on all eligible people in Donegal to get vaccinated against flu immediately. Data shows that the total cases notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) nationally have more than doubled, showing that flu cases are surging within communities. The number of people presenting to hospital with flu is increasing and this is putting pressure on already busy healthcare services.
There was a large attendance at the 18th Annual Clinical Workshop which was held on 22 November 2025 in the Medical Academy at Sligo University Hospital. The integrated care workshop, coordinated by Primary Care Sligo/Leitrim, GPs and Sligo University Hospital (SUH), was open to GPs and Consultants to attend.
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.
