Tagged with: health
Rethinking Irish and Global Healthcare
Lauren Cotter 05/03/2025
The IGHNx: Global Health Reimagined event was held by the Irish Global Health Network, co-hosted by the HSE Global Health Programme, on the 13th of February in the Printworks Event and Exhibition Centre in Dublin Castle. The Irish Global Health Network is an independent network of people who are concerned with health inequities and issues that …
Health Budget Fictions
Patrick Kinsella 22/05/2019
The new chief of the HSE has made cost-containment his top priority. Taking office in mid-May, Paul Reid’s first act was to order senior health …
Facing difficult choices: precarious workers' access to healthcare in Ireland
Sinead Pembroke 21/03/2018
Imagine you have an excruciating backache that won’t go away. What if you have a virus that you need a prescription of anti-biotics to cure? Or …
The Interesting Story on Irish People’s Health and Habits.
Paul Sweeney 02/11/2016
Paul Sweeney: Did you know that 23% of Irish people still smoke, in spite of the ultra clear evidence that it is deadly? More men (26%) than women …
Lifetime Community Rating and Inequality
Nat O'Connor 13/03/2016
Nat O'Connor: We are coming up to the first anniversary of Lifetime Community Rating (LCR) in private health insurance and it is timely to consider …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …