Tag: Tallaght Hospital

Wuffles makes himself at home in Garda station

Wuffles makes himself at home in Garda station

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By Mary DennehyWUFFLES very nearly became Tallaght’s first Garda dog this week, when the dapper 10-year-old dog was handed into the local ...

Minister postpones visit to mark €5m A&E hospital upgrade

Minister postpones visit to mark €5m A&E hospital upgrade

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By Mary DennehyTHE Minister for Health’s visit to Tallaght Hospital’s upgraded A&E department has been postponed due to Dáil business, The Echo ...

Family gets €400,000 in ‘flesh-eating’ case

Family gets €400,000 in ‘flesh-eating’ case

Clondalkin

By Mary CarolanA family who sued over the death of a woman at Tallaght Hospital after being diagnosed with a serious flesh-eating ...

Extension for hospital A&E opens shortly following months of delays

Extension for hospital A&E opens shortly following months of delays

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By Laura LyneAFTER months of delays surrounding the opening of the extension of Tallaght Hospital emergency department, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar ...

Doctor’s honesty and conviction gave us hope for the future

Doctor’s honesty and conviction gave us hope for the future

Letters

Echo ReaderDear Editor, SOMEONE once said ‘the measure of any society is how it treats its weakest and most vulnerable citizens’. Over ...

Doctor’s honest and brave inquest statement was only comfort for family

Doctor’s honest and brave inquest statement was only comfort for family

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By Mary DennehyA TALLAGHT family has this week spoken out in support of Dr James Gray, whose “honesty and conviction” was the ...

Trolley crisis in Tallaght hospital is  the Taoiseach’s fault, says local group

Trolley crisis in Tallaght hospital is the Taoiseach’s fault, says local group

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By Laura LyneA LOCAL group has slammed comments made by Taoiseach Enda Kenny in the Dáil yesterday about the trolley crisis in ...

Pill-sized camera now used by hospital in place of colonoscopy

Pill-sized camera now used by hospital in place of colonoscopy

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By Mary DennehyTHE country’s first Pillcam has been successfully taken by patients at Tallaght Hospital, an innovative medical development which will reduce ...

Over 1,000 operations cancelled in first six months of year

Over 1,000 operations cancelled in first six months of year

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By Mary DennehyMORE than 1,000 operations were cancelled at Tallaght Hospital in the first six months of this year, according to new ...