Holly Fleck

Ballymena

Journalist at BBC News NI

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Population at risk due to no bee inspectorate

1 week ago | bbc.com | Holly Fleck

Inspector absence puts bee population 'under threat'BBCThe last full-time bee inspector retired at the end of October 2024Northern Ireland's honey bees are "under threat" due to the absence of a bee inspectorate since last year, according to the chair of Ulster Beekeepers Association (UBKA). Valentine Hodges described the situation as "critical", adding that she is angry and disappointed that the post is vacant.
Pioneering female doctor honoured in home town

3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Holly Fleck

The first female professor of medicine in Britain and Ireland, from County Antrim, has been recognised with an Ulster History Circle blue plaque. The pioneering Dame Louise McIlroy was the first woman to graduate in medicine from Glasgow University in 1898. After being told "battlefields are no place for a woman", Dame Louise defied officials and joined the newly formed Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service in 1914, with her first posting to France.
Dame Louise McIlroy to be honoured with blue plaque

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Holly Fleck

Pioneering female doctor to be honoured in home townGlasgow University Archive ServicesDame Louise served at a French camp hospital at the start of World War One A pioneering female doctor from County Antrim will be recognised with an Ulster History Circle blue plaque. Dame Louise McIlroy was the first woman to graduate in medicine from Glasgow University in 1898 and the first female professor of medicine in Britain and Ireland.
Dad delivers partner's baby on Clogher street

1 month ago | bbc.com | Holly Fleck

'It had to be done' - Dad who delivered baby on streetTony DonnellyJessie weighed 8lbs when she was bornA father who helped his partner deliver their baby on a street in Clogher, County Tyrone has said it "had to be done". Tony Donnelly thought there was time to drive to the hospital in Enniskillen, after Kelsey Clarke's waters broke at their home, but the baby quickly began to make an appearance. "There was a lot going through my head.
'It had to be done' - Dad who delivered baby on street

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Holly Fleck

A father who helped his partner deliver their baby on a street in Clogher, County Tyrone has said it "had to be done". Tony Donnelly thought there was time to drive to the hospital in Enniskillen, after Kelsey Clarke's waters broke at their home, but the baby quickly began to make an appearance. "There was a lot going through my head. I was trying to stay calm to not make Kelsey panic but emotions were very high on my end," Mr Donnelly said.
Pregabalin is specifically named most in NI drug-related deaths

1 month ago | bbc.com | Holly Fleck

Pregabalin named most in NI drug-related deaths Getty ImagesPregabalin was the most mentioned in 67 of the 169 drug-related deathsPregabalin is the specific drug which is mentioned the most in drug-related deaths across Northern Ireland in 2023, according to official statistics. It was mentioned in 67 of 169 drug-related deaths.
Winter pressures were worst 'ever seen', says RCN

1 month ago | bbc.com | Holly Fleck

Winter pressures were 'worst ever seen', says RCNBBCRita Devlin says "people have to start making decisions" to address the pressures on the health systemThe pressure on hospitals over the winter period was some of the worst ever seen, according to the executive director of the Royal College of Nursing NI (RCN). Rita Devlin said health experts need to start looking at solutions to system pressures now or "we will end up back where we were".
Winter pressures were 'worst ever seen', says RCN

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Holly Fleck

The pressure on hospitals over the winter period was some of the worst ever seen, according to the executive director of the Royal College of Nursing NI (RCN). Staff working in Northern Ireland's emergency departments described being at "breaking point" as they dealt with large numbers of patients. Rita Devlin said health experts need to start looking at solutions to system pressures now or "we will end up back where we were".
Feud shooting victim to receive surgery in Dublin

1 month ago | aol.com | Lyndsey Telford |Holly Fleck

A victim of a suspected republican feud has been offered surgery at a Dublin hospital after he was prevented from travelling to Scotland for the operation, his solicitor has said. Sean O'Reilly, 49, was shot twice in an attack in the Bell Steel Manor area of Dunmurry on Sunday that police are treating as an attempted murder. He underwent surgery to remove a bullet from his collarbone but required a further operation to save a nerve in one of his arms.
Govt needs to address A&E conditions, doctors say

1 month ago | bbc.com | Holly Fleck

ED situation 'deteriorating', NI doctors warnGetty ImagesThe figures showed that the number attendees waiting more than 12 hours in December was 12,281, an increase from December 2023The government must make the "worsening crisis" at Northern Ireland's Emergency Departments (EDs) its priority, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has said.