Week 24 - Thursday

Overcrowding at Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore reaches “black escalation” status, prompting concerns over patient safety and growing pressure on services across the Midlands. A landmark education programme sees prisoners in Portlaoise complete Ireland’s first in-person university-level course delivered within a prison setting. Westmeath Rose 2026 Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh shares her experience of living with alopecia and supporting others through her hair loss community initiative.