Irish Independent

1 day ago | independent.ie | Sean O'Connor

It’s a busy Thursday morning at Shamrock Rovers’ training base as the players are being fitted for European gear ahead of next month’s Conference League qualifying campaign, but at the other end of the room, the focus is on domestic matters as Stephen Bradley is asked about Monday’s defeat at Bohemians. The leaders were in frightening form with eight wins in nine going into that Dalymount derby, but ended up well beaten as their rivals made it three wins from three against them this year.

1 day ago | independent.ie | Alex Meehan

In a weekly series, chefs across the island of Ireland who currently hold one or more Michelin stars share their greatest culinary secret: where do they eat when off-duty? Ireland is surrounded by some of the richest fishing waters in the world, and the variety of fish and shellfish available here is extraordinary.

1 day ago | independent.ie | Eilish O'Regan

Run-down state of psychiatric units is highlighted in watchdog’s yearly reportFalling number of children sent to adult care units is positive changeClinical professor Jim LuceyBroken toilet locks, a general level of disrepair and peeling paint – the run-down state of several hospital psychiatric units remains a serious concern, the Inspector of Mental Health Services warned yesterday. Professor Jim Lucey also pointed to a lack of staffing affecting patient care.

1 day ago | independent.ie | Eilish O'Regan

Public hospitals have more consultants, but see fewer outpatients than nearly a decade agoCork University Hospital got the biggest increase in funding between 2019 and 2024 of 64.1pc but it is only ninth in the league for more activityConsultants are seeing fewer patients in public hospital clinics than they did in 2016, despite a large increase in specialists, new figures show. There were 3,061 consultants employed in public hospitals last year, and each saw an average of 1,216 patients.

1 day ago | independent.ie | Kurtis Reid |Sarah O'Mahony

The film, which was released on the Irish rappers’ social media channels this evening, is entitled ‘Stop the Genocide’ and features testimony from a plastic surgeon, an emergency physician, a Palestinian activist and an artist.. The video leads with the voice of Mo Chara or Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who says: “Genocide is a crime against humanity.”“It is the intention to destroy, in whole or in part, a group of people simply because of who they are.