Category: Issue 12 April 2026

On the 26th of April 2026 the Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor TD, published two reports on commercial sunbed use in Ireland. The publications include the Report of the Sunbed Working Group and the Department of Health Sunbeds Workshop Report. They assess the health evidence on sunbed […]

In this episode of the HSE Talking Health & Wellbeing Podcast, Fergal Fox is joined by Dr Mary O’Mahony to discuss radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas and the leading source of radiation exposure in Ireland. They explore radon’s health risks, especially its link to lung cancer, and highlight the importance of testing homes and […]

The Marie Keating Foundation is marking Bowel Cancer Awareness Month this April with the launch of a new national campaign, ‘The Ad That’s Easily Missed’, designed to highlight how easily the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer can go unnoticed. At the centre of the campaign is a simple but powerful visual: symptoms subtly embossed […]

Running until 30th April 2026 in Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, the free exhibition tells the story of cancer in a way never seen before in Ireland. It brings together history, science, and lived experiences to show how far we’ve come in understanding and treating cancer – and what the future holds. Who should attend? The […]

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month Peter Larner and Mary Kennedy, BowelScreen patient advocates who talked about their experiences of having bowel cancer diagnosed through screening. On 1st April BowelScreen increased the eligible age range to 57-71, which means 116,000* more people are now eligible for free bowel screening. This is the fourth expansion of the eligible […]

The annual SunSmart campaign is run by the HSE’s National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), in collaboration with Healthy Ireland and cross-sectoral partners. We are working together to support people to reduce their risk of skin cancer by protecting their skin from the sun. The aim of the campaign is to reduce your risk of skin […]

My name is Edel Byrne and I commenced as the Senior Health Promotion & Improvement Officer for Cancer Prevention for the HSE Dublin Midlands region in January 2026. I have worked in the discipline of Health Promotion for the last 17 years, predominately across the not-for-profit sector and in most recent years the HSE under […]