Podcasts about HSE

 The Piper Alpha oil platform explosion killed 167 men and changed offshore safety forever. This is how a chain of ignored warnings turned the North Sea into a firestorm. And how another disaster, Deep Water Horizon, was foreshadowed by Piper.On July 6th, 1988, the North Sea lit up like a second sun. The Piper Alpha disaster wasn't just an accident—it was engineered by complacency, cost-cutting, and a system built to fail.This An Ounce episode dives into the chain of decisions that made disaster inevitable: missing paperwork, disabled safety systems, and production pressure that drowned out caution.From the first spark to the last survivor, this is the story of a night that reshaped offshore drilling worldwide.If you've ever wondered how safety rules are written in blood, this is it.

Ever wondered what really goes into keeping oilfield workers safe? We put an HSE specialist on the spot with all the “dumb” questions, like what happens if there's H2S in the air, or whether bison herds are actually a thing on site. David Valerio from DNOW breaks down safety in plain English, mixing serious insight with plenty of laughs. From OSHA rules and environmental compliance to the realities of working in the freezing North Dakota fields, he explains how safety shapes everything in oil and gas. It's part education, part storytelling, and totally eye-opening for anyone curious about how the industry protects its people and the planet.Click here to watch a video of this episode.Join the conversation shaping the future of energy.Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward.Apply today at collide.ioClick here to view the episode transcript. 00:00 - Intro00:22 - What is HSE (Health, Safety, Environment)05:55 - Day to Day of an HSE Professional09:58 - Long-Term Projects in HSE13:38 - Understanding OSHA Regulations16:40 - Politics in Health and Safety19:37 - Historical Safety Practices22:24 - Safety Culture in Oil & Gas Industry28:47 - Achieving Zero Incidents in Safety30:26 - New Technology and Innovation in Safety33:40 - Environmental Considerations in Energy38:35 - Balancing Pro-Environment and Pro-Energy41:49 - Solutions to Global Energy Problems42:46 - Seeking a Balanced Energy Approach44:37 - Actions You Can Take for Safety47:06 - Future of World Energy Mix55:40 - Net Zero by 2050: Reality or Myth?57:48 - Energy Transition vs. Energy Addition01:03:26 - North Dakota Energy: Oil, Gas, Renewables01:06:33 - Overview of North Dakota Energy Landscape01:11:30 - Winter Challenges in North Dakota01:13:59 - Life in Small Towns01:14:37 - Alma Cook's Contributions01:17:15 - Population Growth vs. North Dakota's Future01:19:05 - Discern Earth: Environmental Insightshttps://twitter.com/collide_iohttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collide-digital-wildcatters

Today on Galway Talks with John Morley (Thursday, 23rd October 2025) 9am-10am Planning will be lodged for the new Galway Hospice next year following confirmation from the HSE.  Irish hotelier takes on 250km challenge, retracing path of his late wife  Marking National Brain Tumour Awareness Week (October 20-26)  10am-11am Local Authorities' environmental performance improving but continued commitment needed to deliver on National Enforcement Priorities  Connacht Tribune Headlines  the key dos and don'ts about the voting process in this Presidential election. Galway employers among those under pressure to prepare for EU pay transparency law  Claddagh Chamber Choir Presents “A Claddagh Christmas” — Two Nights, Eight Concerts of Festive Music in Galway  11am-12pm CULTURE CORNER - Aoife Dunne (Galway Comedy Festival)  PET CORNER – Halloween  SPORTS PREVIEW with Ollie Turner MUSIC MORNINGS - Kenan Flannery, Aileen Henderson & Colm Gavin are playing a headline show in: Monroes Galway on October 31st 

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Dans Vigilance, un podcast proposé par Lefebvre Dalloz et Toovalu, nos chroniqueurs et chroniqueuses reviennent sur des informations essentielles à votre culture ESG et vous donnent des conseils pratiques.Dans ce nouveau numéro :Matthieu Barry, chef de rubrique sur actuEL HSE revient sur la volonté persistante des entreprises de choisir la durabilité ;Laura Guegan, chef de rubrique HSE chez Lefebvre Dalloz, ingénieure HSE, nous fait un point sur l'impact environnementale de l'IA développée par Mistral ;et Monika Mousavi, consultante « Empreintes Sociales » chez EVEA*, un partenaire de Toovalu, nous parlera de l'« analyse sociale du cycle de vie » (ACV) d'un produit ou d'un service. Monika a une thèse en sociologie politique et de l'expérience dans l'enseignement. Chez EVEA, Monika contribue aux projets d'ACV sociale et à l'accompagnement d'entreprises dans leur démarche d'éco-socio-conception.Un podcast présenté par Sophie Bridier et monté par Angeline Doudoux, journalistes au sein de la rédaction de Lefebvre Dalloz.* EVEA, est une société coopérative de conseil, éditeur d'outils logiciels et un organisme de formation. EVEA accompagne les organisations dans l'amélioration de leur performance environnementale et sociale.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

A new plan for the treatment of endometriosis in Ireland is set to be announced over the weekend by the HSE.As it's been discussed before on this show, endometriosis is a disease that affects women, where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows instead in other parts of the body.This can lead to patients suffering from chronic, debilitating pain.The Health Minister has previously acknowledged that endometriosis care in Ireland has been underfunded, under-researched, and is not widely understood.This new plan is set to address these new issues, but what provisions does it need to include?Joining Andrea to discuss is Cate O'Connor, Co-Founder of MISE, an educational programme for Irish schools, as well as listeners.

Bernard Gloster, Health Service Executive CEO, disclosed to the Dáil Committee that the HSE spent around €15 million with a medical devices company which subsequently went into liquidation.

Clare County Council is calling on the Government to drop the age limit for free breast cancer screening by ten years. At present, the HSE only offers free breast checks to women aged 50 to 69. Roughly 3,100 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in Ireland every year, with 23% of diagnoses occurring in women under 30. Mayor of Ennis Fine Gael Councillor Mary Howard believes the this should be reflected in healthcare policy.

Clare's opposition TD has dismissed a recent meeting of MidWest politicians over the HIQA review as an optics exercise. Only government Oireachtas members from Clare and Limerick along with Mayor of Clare Paul Murphy attended the event, where they decided to lend support to a three-tiered HSE plan aiming to solve overcrowding in the region. Despite being invited, TDs from Sinn Féin, Labour and Independent Ireland declined to attend. Shannon Sinn Féin Deputy Donna McGettigan believes it was a talking shop that won't deliver real results.

The first of three planned 96-bed blocks at University Hospital Limerick has been officially opened. The €105 million project is the largest development to be delivered by the HSE this year and will bring inpatient bed capacity at the facility to 650. Fine Gael Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill was at the Dooradoyle site yesterday to open the new block. Clare FM's Seán Lyons was at the unveiling where Minister MacNeill said when it comes to fixing overcrowding in the Midwest, "all options are on the table". Photo (c) Clare FM

Dans Vigilance, un podcast proposé par Lefebvre Dalloz et Toovalu, nos chroniqueurs et chroniqueuses reviennent sur des informations essentielles à votre culture ESG et vous donnent des conseils pratiques.Dans ce nouveau numéro :Matthieu Barry, chef de rubrique sur actuEL HSE revient sur la volonté persistante des entreprises de choisir la durabilité ;Laura Guegan, chef de rubrique HSE chez Lefebvre Dalloz, ingénieure HSE, nous fait un point sur l'impact environnementale de l'IA développée par Mistral ;et Monika Mousavi, consultante « Empreintes Sociales » chez EVEA*, un partenaire de Toovalu, nous parlera de l'« analyse sociale du cycle de vie » (ACV) d'un produit ou d'un service.  Monika a une thèse en sociologie politique et de l'expérience dans l'enseignement. Chez EVEA, Monika contribue aux projets d'ACV sociale et à l'accompagnement d'entreprises dans leur démarche d'éco-socio-conception. Un podcast présenté par Sophie Bridier et monté par Angeline Doudoux, journalistes au sein de la rédaction de Lefebvre Dalloz.* EVEA, est une société coopérative de conseil, éditeur d'outils logiciels et un organisme de formation. EVEA accompagne les organisations dans l'amélioration de leur performance environnementale et sociale. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

The HSE's National Ambulance Service has said that failures to meet response targets means that some patients can wait for more than two hours for an emergency service response. Fergal Bowers, Health Correspondent, has been following a briefing for today's Joint Committee on Health.

The HSE is today inviting parents and guardians to attend a webinar on Vaping Products & Psychoactive Substances. But what is the impact of vaping on young people? All to discuss with Professor John Crowne, Consultant oncologist at St Vincent's Hospital Group.

The HSE is today inviting parents and guardians to attend a webinar on Vaping Products & Psychoactive Substances. But what is the impact of vaping on young people? All to discuss with Professor John Crowne, Consultant oncologist at St Vincent's Hospital Group.

The HSE is highlighting the benefits of holding your baby close through safe skin-to-skin contact in supporting feeding, bonding and recovery after birth this National Breastfeeding Week, which takes place from 1 – 7 October. On Friday's Morning Focus, Alan was joined by Petrina O'Halloran who is the Founder of Birth and Beyond and also runs Mama's Boobie Box, mum Blogger and writer for online magazine Boobingit.com.

THE European Association for the study of obesity has issued new guidelines stating weight loss drugs should be the first treatment for patients. European doctors argue that these jabs can be used as powerful slimming aids and reduce other health concerns such as such as high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. All to discuss further with Professor Donal O'Shea, Clinical Lead for Obesity at the HSE.

Dr. Louise Marron, Consultant in Public Health Medicine with the HSE National Immunisation Office, outlines the HSE's Winter Vaccination Programme.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 22ú lá de mí Mheán Fómhair, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1977 tharla stailc I gcóir cúpla seachtain I rith an samhradh agus rinne sé damáiste do na seirbhísí telex. Bhí contúirt ann go mbeidís siad chun pléasc arís tar éis a rinne siad fionraíocht ar dhá theicneoir innealtóireacht in oifig an phoist. I 1990 rinne cumann oifigeach príosúin ghlaoch ar an scuad calaoise chun fiosrú a dhéanamh ar neamhréir sa chiste de 12 míle punt I mBaile Átha Cliath. I 2003 bhí áis mhótarchánach Comhairle Chontae Thiobraid Árann an chéad seirbhís ar líne do cháin bhóthair. Bhí daoine ábalta logáil isteach chuig an suíomh agus íoc a cáin ar líne in ionad a bheith ag seasamh I líne ar feadh tamall. I 2008 tháinig sé amach go raibh an tOspidéal san Aonach Urmhumhan chun A&E a dhúnadh ar feadh cúpla uair I rith na hoíche chun gearradh siar ar chostas ón HSE. Tháinig an nuacht amach tar éis a scríobh 12 dochtúir chuig na polaiteoirí nach mbeidís ábalta déileáil leis an obair bhreise san Aonach Urmhumhan agus go mbeadh a lán conspóid chun teacht. Sin Shaggy le Boombastic – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1995. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1990 chuaigh Garth Brooks chuig uimhir a haon I Meiriceá lena halbam No Fences. Tá sé an t-albam ceol tuaithe a dhíol den chuid is mó ag an am agus dhíol sé níos mó ná 13 milliúin cóip sa chéad cúig bliana. I 1991 bhí Bryan Adams uimhir a haon sna cairteacha sa Bhreatain lena hamhrán Everything I Do I Do It For You agus bhí sé uimhir a haon do 12 seachtain. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh amhránaí Andrea Bocelli san Iodáil I 1958 agus rugadh aisteoir Tom Felton sa Bhreatain ar an lá seo I 1987 agus seo chuid de na rudaí a rinne sé. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo. Welcome back to another edition of Ar An Lá Seo on the 22nd of September, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh 1977: A strike which crippled telex services for many weeks during the summer is was in danger of erupting again following the suspension of 2 post office engineering technicians. 1990: The prsion officers association called in Garda fraud squad to investigate a £12,000 disrepancy in the funds of a Dublin branch 2003 - North Tipperary County Council's motor taxation facility was selected as one of the State's first online road tax services. Instead of being trapped in an endless queue at the motor tax office, car users would be able to log onto the Internet and pay for their road tax in minutes.  2008- Closing the Accident and Emergency (A&E) ward in Nenagh General Hospital for certain hours of the night was among the cost-cutting options being considered by the HSE, The news came after twelve local doctors wrote to local politicians warning that they will not be able to deal with the extra workload created by changes to A&E in Nenagh and fresh controversy over the hospital is likely to be generated.  That was Shaggy with Boombastic – the biggest song on this day in 1995 Onto music news on this day In 1990 Garth Brooks album 'No Fences' entered the US album chart. It went on to become the biggest selling country album of all time and sold over 13m copies in the first five years of release. 1991 Bryan Adams made chart history when '(Everything I Do), I Do It For You', had its twelfth consecutive week as the UK No.1 single. And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – singer Andrea Bocelli was born in Italy in 1958 and actor Tom Felton was born in the UK on this day in 1987 and this is some of the stuff he has done. I'll be back with you tomorrow with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.

After months of controversy at Children's Health Ireland, the group is to be incorporated into the HSE. CHI has been under pressure after controversies involving orthopaedic and spinal surgeries, and long waiting lists for children with scoliosis. HSE CEO Bernard Gloster joins us from Limerick.

There's nothing quite like an election looming and the budget in the offing to make the work of a journalist more exciting. That's definitely been the case over the past week on Galway Talks. ?We started off the week by discussing VAT and the potential reduction back to 9% for the hospitality sector. There is some concern among certain quarters that it might also include big multinationals—something that many organisations, including unions, have not taken too kindly to. We discussed it on the programme with Galway man and Chief Executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland, Adrian Cummins, alongside Lorraine Heskin, who is the owner of the Gourmet Food Parlour chain, who have a premises in Salthill. On the opposite side of the fence was Dr. Laura Bambrick of ICTU. The issue of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital in Ballinasloe was brought into sharp focus this week by an Oireachtas Health Committee meeting. The committee heard contradictory information regarding the implementation of the Walker Report at the hospital. The committee heard information that appeared to conflict with previous statements from the Minister for Health and the Department of Health. Both Bernard Gloster (HSE CEO) and Colm Henry (Chief Clinical Officer, HSE) gave evidence at the committee meeting. They were questioned by Roscommon-Galway TD, Dr. Martin Daly. The admitted to him that the report was not fully implemented at the hospital. The ongoing saga has caused significant consternation locally, with many constituents demanding a meeting with the Minister for Health. The Minister has consistently maintained that her decision regarding the future of the services was made based on the "best clinical advice." However, the failure to fully implement the Walker Report is a key point of concern, exacerbating the anxiety among local communities about the long-term security and level of maternity services at Portiuncula. We're well into September now, and the storm season will be rolling in quick and fast from the south-west prevailing winds. The issue of the security of our energy grid was brought into focus this week by Fianna Fáil Deputy for Galway West, John Connolly. Connemara was one of the worst-hit areas affected in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn earlier this spring. We discussed investment into the energy grid between now and January 2026, which will cause a day or two of outages in certain parts of Connemara, from Carraroe right across and into Western South Connemara. Donald Trump's remarks in relation to autism and vaccines have caused quite a stir in the medical community this week. They have absolutely refuted his claims that paracetamol is linked to rising cases of autism. We discussed this on the programme earlier on this week with the President of the IMO Anne Deane. The question of funding for the Irish language and Irish language rights was very much put into focus last weekend with the Cearta March on Dublin. Our reporter Seán Ó'Maoilchiarán spoke to a number of different people and organisations on the ground who were passionate about the language, and who want to see increased funding and increased rights for Irish language speakers. We got a flavour of the march and the athmosphere on the day. Our Community Matters programme featured the wonderful island and islanders of Inishbofin. You can listen back on our website. Our Galway Great on Monday morning is Patricia Forde.

A Clare member of the HSE's Regional Health Forum believes the case for a maternity hospital in this county needs to be examined. New figures released by the Health Service Executive shows there were 3,892 births at Limerick's Maternity Hospital last year, which was by far the most on the Western Seaboard and 47% above Galway's total. Additionally, there were 674 Clinical Incidents reported at the MidWest's maternity hospital, with 23 of these categorised as major or extreme. Ennis Fianna Fáil Councillor Antoinette Baker Bashua believes there's an overcrowding issue.

The HSE is encouraging parents and guardians to bring their infants to free clinics to immunise them against RSV. Jerry spoke to Dr Anne Sheahan who’s regional director of population and public health with the HSE South West.

HSE has 'no capacity or funding' to help people quit vaping. Ciara and Jonathan discussed this further this morning on the show.

A Dáil debate today will discuss legislation around young people vaping, as the HSE lacks capacity or funding for those wishing to quit. Ahead of this, Labour TD and Spokesperson for Health Marie Sherlock has called on the Minister for Health to ‘step up'. Marie spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE, Dr Colm Henry tells us more.

Jerry speaks ‘Tim’ about his frustration with the HSE’s recruitment process, which has seen his panel closed after two years without hiring anyone, meaning all would be HSE employees must reapply. Tim tells Jerry he is going to leave the healthcare sector altogether.

This week marks palliative care week. highlighting the importance of being able to care for loved ones at home. Three out of four people say they'd like to die at home, yet only about one in four do. Most still die in hospital. One person who can speak to that in a very real way is Damien Bradley, a HSE paramedic from Donegal who cared for his mam at home in her final weeks. he used a palliative care app developed in Galway by symphysis medical to help manage her care. Pat was also joined by Tim Jones, CEO of Galway medtech start-up SymPhysis Medical.

Professor Eamon Keenan, HSE's National Clinical Lead on Addiction Services

Henry Riley, reporter with LBC in London and Professor Donal O'Shea, HSE's National Clinical Lead for Obesity

Under-16s in England will be banned from buying energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster Energy – thus fulfilling one of Labour's election promises.Shops, cafes, restaurants and websites will be prohibited from selling energy drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre to anyone under 16.Is it time to consider doing the same here?Donal O'Shea is a Consultant Endocrinologist and the HSE's National Clinical Lead for Obesity. He joins Kieran to discuss.

According to the HSE, around 450,000 people have doctor-diagnosed asthma in Ireland. In 2022, 87 people in Ireland died from asthma, that is a 36% increase on the average of the previous two years…The UK's National Review of Asthma deaths found that over two thirds of asthma deaths involved potentially avoidable factors. While Ireland has not yet conducted a comparable national review, many of the same system-level failures are likely at play.Mold and dampness in homes not only affect those with asthma, but it can cause other illnesses. Could our homes be causing us to get sick?Joining Andrea to discuss is Professor Marcus Butler, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at St Vincent's Hospital, Siobhan O'Neill White from mams.ie, CEO of the Asthma Society of Ireland, Eilís Ní Chaithnía and more.

It's been around 8 years since the launch of Sláintecare, and as reforms have been introduced gradually to remove private practice from public hospitals - the overall goal of Sláintecare.The changes, however, may be leading to the ever-increasing cost of health insurance.Joining Kieran to discuss is Tony O'Brien, former Director General of the HSE and Sunday Independent Columnist.

Just nineteen Clare children received an assessment of needs between January and June. The HSE aims to deliver an assessment of needs and report the relevant results to families within six months, however only 11% of its cases in this county have fallen within the timeline this year. According to a parliamentary response issued to Sinn Féin, 16 of the children assessed in Clare were found to have a disability. Shannonbanks Sinn Féin Councillor and HSE Regional Health Forum West Member James Ryan says it's unacceptable.

A Clare disability activist claims some schools need to be "more proactive" in assisting children and parents with the "frustrating" assessment of need process. With the 2025/26 school year now in full swing, new figures from the HSE have revealed that just 19 children in Clare received an assessment in the first six months of this year. An assessment of need is an evaluation carried out by the HSE for children or young people with a disability. The process identifies a child's health needs and what health services are required to meet these needs. While the HSE frequently emphasises that an assessment of need isn't necessary in order to avail of health services, it can make it easier to access supports. New HSE data released to Sinn Féin shows just 19 children in Clare received an assessment of need between January and June, which accounted for just 11% of its cases. Of those assessed, a whole 16 were found to have a disability. Shannonbanks Sinn Féin Councillor James Ryan believes a shortage of the appropriate staff is a key issue. Department of Health figures published in June, meanwhile, show almost 15,300 assessment of need applications were overdue at the end of March which was up 8% on the figure for last December. The total for the Midwest region was 434, indicating a reduction of less than 2% from December. Ennis-based disability activist Dermot Hayes believes schools should offer more assistance to families struggling to manage the system.

A HSE drug testing programme is returning to Electric Picnic this year after screening last year discovered high-strength MDMA pills. We got all the details about the programme with Nicki Killeen, Project Manager on Emerging Drug Trend Programmes with the HSE.

An Ennis GP insists cancer care is "exceptionally good" in this region but admits there may be "questions to answer" arising from a new report. An investigation has found that all nine health centres nationwide missed the HSE's target to commence chemotherapy for 90% of patients within eight weeks of their final breast cancer surgery last year. Just 24% of patients at University Hospital Limerick had their first chemo appointment within eight weeks last year and this climbed to just 27% between January and March. Dr Máire Finn of Ennis Medical has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons patients are cared for "thoroughly" and have good clinical outcomes but there's always room for improvement.

The HSE is set to launch a new online feedback platform for Kerry and Cork patients. The platform will allow the public to share their healthcare experiences in, what the HSE says, will be a more accessible way. Jerry spoke to solicitor Scarlett Griffin O’Sullivan, partner with Callan Tansey LLP, who outlined how her clients feel about the current feedback system.

Fergal Bowers, Health Correspondent, reports on HSE's BreastCheck national screening service which has missed its screening targets for a second year in a row.

Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Pa Daly, says the Department of Health and the HSE has failed to provide details of consultants commissioned as part of the review into the North Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services between 2016 and 2020, and the fees paid to them to date. The 2022 Maskey Report found that 46 children suffered significant harm while attending North Kerry CAMHS during that period. Two hundred and forty young people were also put at risk of suffering harm.

The HSE's BreastCheck national screening service has missed its screening targets yet again. Figures revealed that the service target last year aimed for 195,000 screenings, but only 137,134 were performed. Aontú Leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín, Fine Gael Senator and founder of Breast Friends Senator Teresa Costello, and listeners joined Andrea to discuss.

Nurses are warning of critical incidents at University Hospital Limerick this Winter if gross overcrowding continues. It's after 124 patients were recorded on trolleys at the MidWest region's main hospital yesterday. Of those, 52 were without a bed in the emergency department, which was greater than the total of all patients on trolleys at all wards at the next busiest facility; University Hospital Galway. INMO MidWest Assistant Director of Industrial Relations Mary Fogarty says the HSE needs to act urgently.

In this episode, we focus on the HSE's BowelScreen campaign, which now offers free bowel cancer screening to everyone aged 59 to 70. To explore the importance of early detection and share a personal perspective, Alan Morrissey was joined by Dr. Sarah Fitzgibbon, a Cork-based GP who has been living with stage four colorectal cancer since her diagnosis in 2014.

Dr. Abigail Collins, National Clinical Lead for the HSE's Child Health Public Health Programme

The HSE's growing spend on agency staff at Ennis General has been slammed as unacceptable. New figures show the Health Service Executive spent over €2.7m to provide outsourced personnel in the county town last year, which is up 13% on the sum recorded in 2021. Over €21m was spent on providing agency staff at University Hospital Limerick last year, which is a rise of 9% in the last twelve months. Shannon Sinn Féin TD Donna McGettigan says the situation is out of control.

Anne Marie Hoey, Chief People Officer of the HSE, discusses incidents of racist abuse and assaults on international healthcare workers.

A Clare TD believes paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians should be allowed to train on the job to address staffing pressures in the National Ambulance Service. In 2021, the HSE told an Oireachtas Committee it was operating with 90 fewer emergency ambulance crews than required. The NAS meanwhile has confirmed an additional 2,579 staff will be needed by 2028. Bodyke Fine Gael Deputy Joe Cooney says modern and flexible solutions are needed.

Professor Donal O'Shea, HSE's National Clinical Lead for Obesity and Siobhán Buckley, Principal of Presentation National School in Millstreet

It's an option to get some ops done across the border but get money from the HSE to pay for some/all of it, Gareth Crudden of Kingsbridge tells PJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Midyear energy brings a natural pause point—a chance to reflect and ask: how can I use this midyear energy to be bold? It’s an opportunity to explore what being bold really means for highly sensitives in business and leadership. Spoiler: it doesn't have to be big or drastic. In fact, for HSPs boldness is less about force and more about alignment—it's the intentional practice of stepping outside your comfort zone in service of your essential self. Being highly sensitive and bold is the ultimate intentional use of the tension. Bold doesn't cancel out sensitive—instead, they amplify each other. In our final Business Miracles podcast episode, I walk you through what it means to be both highly sensitive and bold, and why that's not a contradiction—it's an advantage. We talk about competence and risk as a practice, how to recognize when you're denying your essential self (and how to pivot), and why boldness is less about hustle and more about alignment. You'll get a clear five-step process to help you take bold action, rooted in your HSE strengths like intuition, creativity, and deep spiritual connection. This is your invitation to let go of the “other 80%er” (non-HSP) way of doing things and instead lead in a way that's true to who you are. Along those lines, we will be moving this podcast over to our YouTube channel, where fresh training content, just like you receive here, will be shared twice per week. Please use the link in the show notes. Thank you for being a committed Business Miracles podcast listener. See you on YouTube! “We are as highly sensitive entrepreneurs and leaders, both intuitive and strategic. As highly sensitive entrepreneurs and leaders, we are both wildly optimistic and fiscally wise. As highly sensitive entrepreneurs and leaders, we are both creatively excited and utterly terrified.” – Heather Dominick Listen and Learn: 2:53: What does it mean to be bold 4:44: Can you be both highly sensitive and bold 8:27: How do we go about being bold and being highly sensitive 9:32: Ways to use your HSE strengths to support you “Being vulnerable is being bold.” – Heather Dominick Links and Resources: Get your copy of Heather's book DIFFERENT: http://www.differentthebook.com/ Get your copy of the HSE Training Kit: Survive to Thrive: http://www.shiftfromsurvivetothrive.com/ Get your copy of the HSE Assessment and Success Guide: http://www.myhsetype.com/ Follow us on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/acourseinbusinessmiracles Learn more about this episode of Business Miracles at https://www.businessmiracles.com/217

Colin and Josh discuss teams contending for a podium finish at the state meet: Avon, Fishers, HSE, Franklin Central, Homestead, Northridge, Brownsburg and Carmel.Want early and exclusive content from Indiana Runner? Go to www.patreon.com/indianarunner