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The monies will fund 24 new posts.
24 lactation consultant posts are being created to provide breastfeeding support in the country's maternity units.
Over €1.5 million of funding is being allocated to the HSE to provide for the specialists across hospital and community settings.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says Ireland has to increase its breastfeeding rates to improve child and maternal health, and reduce childhood obesity.
Tributes Paid To Teenager Who Died Following E-Scooter Collision In Carlow Town
Janis Ghirghircic Ozols died after he and his friend fell from an e-scooter on Carpenters' Way
EU Presidency Events Move To Cork Today
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her team of Commissioners will visit UCC over the next two days.
HSE Make U-Turn Decision And Scrap Plans To Impose Home Care Cuts
An internal email suggested home care services in Kildare, Dublin and other parts of Leinster would be limited to only the most urgent cases
Up To 300 Jobs At Risk At TikTok's Irish Operation
It's down to restructuring of its headquarters here.
Ireland Begins Six Month EU Presidency
The official opening ceremony took place at Dublin Castle this afternoon
Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder Of Three Children In Dublin City
52-year-old Riad Bouchaker had pleaded not guilty to the offences at Parnell Square on the 23rd of November 2023
New Car Registrations Down In June, As Kildare Figures Rise
It comes as The Society of the Irish Motor Industry today released its official new vehicle registration statistics for June.
269 Women Were Unable To Avail Of Kildare's Only Domestic Support Service In 2025, Due To Lack Of Beds
Nationally, almost 1,900 women were turned away from domestic violence services in the last six months of 2025
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