The family of the late Larry Durack of Portumna, County Galway, who sadly passed away on 02 March 2026, has presented a generous donation of €2000 to the Kidney Day Ward at Portiuncula University Hospital.
Galway University Hospitals (GUH) End of Life Care Committee will hold their 17th Interfaith Memorial Service for all deceased patients, on Thursday 17th September at 7pm, in the Clayton Hotel, Ballybrit, Galway.
The service aims to provide a space to support families in the grief they are experiencing, in a respectful and empathetic way.
BRAVE (Building Resilience, Awareness, Voice and Empathy), which is a suicide alertness programme for young people has been co‑designed with young people from the outset. Young people have guided the content, tone and delivery, making BRAVE a programme created with young people, not simply for them.
On Thursday, 10th September, HSE Connecting for Life Donegal, in partnership with An Garda Síochána, An Post and ALONE, are proud to launch a new Loneliness Initiative aimed at supporting older people who may be feeling isolated, disconnected, or alone within their communities.
The launch will take place on Thursday, 10th September from 10am to 12pm in the An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny and coincides with World Suicide Prevention Day and Green Ribbon month.
A free community event in Letterkenny will bring people together to talk openly about mental health, recovery and local supports available across Donegal.
The free event will take place on Thursday, 17 September 2026, from 5.30pm onwards at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny. It is open to everyone aged 18 and over, with no booking required. Refreshments will also be available.
Mayo University Hospital (MUH) has developed a new End of Life Policy which aims to support the delivery of consistent and compassionate care for patients and their families.
The new policy was developed as part of the hospitals ongoing work to improve end-of-life care and the launch coincides with Palliative Care Week, which takes place from the 6th to the 12th of September.
The 10th of September 2026 marks ‘World Suicide Prevention Day’ and the HSE has teamed up with lecturers and staff in Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Mayo campus to raise awareness and learn new skills around suicide prevention.
Construction is continuing at pace on the new 90 bed HSE Community Hospital at Ballynamony Road (Leitrim Road), Carrick on Shannon, with the state-of-the-art healthcare facility on schedule for completion in early 2027. The new community hospital will add much needed capacity to older person’s healthcare provision across county Leitrim.
HSE West and North West is pleased to announce a new CT Angiography service at Sligo University Hospital. Patients are now benefiting from faster access to specialist cardiac imaging closer to home following the introduction of a new CT Angiography (CTA) service.
There was an unpresented sense of celebration at Mayo University Hospital on Friday (7 August) as members of the All-Ireland football champions team brought the Sam Maguire Cup for a visit.
