Infant Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 08 - 14 June 2026, with this year's theme (Attunement), highlighting the importance of early relationships in supporting infant wellbeing and healthy development.
From Monday June 15 to Sunday June 21 2026, communities and organisations across Galway City and County will come together to mark International Men’s Health Week 2026.
Poet Anne Tannam selects ‘Menu of Poems’ for patients and staff of Irish hospitals for Poetry Day Ireland.
As part of Poetry Day Ireland on Thursday May 28, a Menu of Poems will be shared with patients, staff, and visitors across Irish hospitals and healthcare settings. Circulated on meal trays, the initiative offers moments of comfort and reflection, reaching over 12,000 people.
Patients and staff at the Radiation Oncology Centre at University Hospital Galway have welcomed a very special new team member. Khai, an Irish Therapy Dog, who has already left a lasting impression following his debut visit to the centre earlier this month.
Once a week, Khai proudly dons his Irish Therapy Dog uniform and trots through the doors of the Radiation Oncology Centre with a simple mission: to bring comfort, calm and connection to patients undergoing cancer treatment.
The first Barnahus study day to take place nationally was held on Thursday 14 May, in Galway. The event, opened by President Catherine Connolly was a collaboration between the four principal agencies involved in Barnahus; HSE, Tusla, An Garda Síochána and Children’s Health Ireland and brought together leading practitioners involved in responding to child sexual violence.
Throughout the month of May the extraordinary dedication of nurses and midwifes is celebrated around the world, with International day of the Midwife taking place on 5th May and International Nurses Day on 12th May.
In Galway University Hospitals (GUH) we are proud to acknowledge the compassion, professionalism and unwavering dedication shown by nurses and midwives every day and night.
The first two phases of an ambitious redevelopment plan for University Hospital Galway (UHG) has reached a significant milestone with the appointment of a Design Team to develop two new ward blocks at the hospital.
Following an open competition, Perkins & Will together with Cullen Payne Architects have been appointed as Architects to lead an Integrated Design Team through all stages of the design and delivery of the first two major projects on the UHG campus.
A new partnership between Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) aims to address persistent staffing shortages in Ireland’s diagnostic laboratory services, while simultaneously upskilling existing healthcare workers through a structured, part‑time education pathway.
Sixteen patients attending the Diabetes Outpatient Clinic at University Hospital Galway were honoured at a special awards ceremony recently held in Croí. At the event, Diabetes Ireland recognised the individuals for living with type 1 diabetes, presenting 50- and 65-year achievement medals in acknowledgement of their courage, perseverance, and lifelong commitment to managing the condition.
Saolta Arts officially launched Brush Strokes, a new exhibition by self-taught artist Brendan McHugh (@lbionic), on Saturday 11 April in the Arts Corridor at University Hospital Galway (UHG).
