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BBC News
19 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Northern Ireland waiting lists: Cross-border operations money-back scheme starts
People who have been on an NHS waiting list for more than two years will now be able to pay for procedures in the Republic of Ireland and claim money £10m cross-border plan, designed to tackle waiting lists, came into effect on Monday Department of Health (DoH) said that, in future, patients would be able to claim back money for operations in the rest of the a date has yet to be set for when that extension will happen, and the number of patients able to avail of it will depend on how much money is left from the cross-border scheme. "The second phase of the scheme – extension to the rest of the EU – will go ahead," a DoH spokesperson said."The scale of available funding will clearly be connected to take-up levels for the first phase." Budget The department is already facing a £600m deficit in its budget as it struggles to reduce waiting lists and fund pay increases for healthcare reimbursement scheme was one of several initiatives Health Minister Mike Nesbitt announced to tackle waiting lists for planned operations, which are the highest in the cross-border element of the scheme means patients will get back the amount of money the operation would have cost in Northern Ireland, subject to it was launched last month, the department said full details of the plan were yet to be outlined and the full range of eligible procedures covered by the cross-border scheme was not known. Online information hub Those eligible for the scheme will be able to access a Health and Social Care online information hub giving guidance to patients on how to apply, eligibility criteria and access to the application reimbursement scheme was included in a plan outlining how £215m was to be used to tackle Northern Ireland's spiralling hospital waiting that, there will be £85m for red flag and critical care, £80m for building up capacity within the system, and up to £50m to start tackling the backlog in plan is to clear the four year waits for more than 3,000 patients on lists for hip, knee, hernia and colonoscopy will be mega clinics for an estimated 20,000 patients waiting for ophthalmology, orthopaedics, general surgery and ear, nose and throat (ENT) lists for gynae mesh, children's squints, children's feeding tubes and cleft lip will also be department said there will also be a boost in the number of urology specialist nurses and an expansion of rapid diagnosis centres for quicker detection of pancreatic cancer.
The 42
3 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Ward's Ireland come from behind to rescue last-gasp win in Türkiye
Türkiye 1 Republic of Ireland 2 EMILY MURPHY'S LATE goal helped Ireland rescue three points in Türkiye and maintain their Nations League promotion push. Carla Ward's side came from behind to set-up a Páirc Uí Chaoimh shootout with Slovenia next Tuesday, with substitute Murphy scoring her first international goal from the bench in the 89th minute. Advertisement More to follow. TÜRKİYE: Selda Akgöz; Ilayda Civelek, Busem Seker, Gülbin Hiz, Sejde Abrahamsson; Ilayda Civelek, Ebru Topçu, Meryem Çal, Ece Türkoglu; Miray Cin, Melike Pekel, Kader Hancar. IRELAND: Courtney Brosnan; Aoife Mannion (Caitlin Hayes HT), Jessie Stapleton, Anna Patten, Katie McCabe; Megan Connolly, Denise O'Sullivan, Marissa Sheva (Kyra Carusa 60); Abbie Larkin (Saoirse Noonan 60), Amber Barrett (Emily Murphy 60), Lucy Quinn (Megan Campbell 74). Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria).
The Journal
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Journal
Ireland come from behind to rescue last-gasp Nations League win in Türkiye
The 42 The 42 is the home of quality journalism for passionate Irish sports fans, bringing you closer to the stories that matter through insightful analysis and sharp sportswriting. Türkiye 1 Republic of Ireland 2 EMILY MURPHY'S LATE goal helped Ireland rescue three points in Türkiye and maintain their Nations League promotion push. Advertisement Carla Ward's side came from behind to set-up a Páirc Uí Chaoimh shootout with Slovenia next Tuesday, with substitute Murphy scoring her first international goal from the bench in the 89th minute. The 42 Subscribers can read the full match report here (€) The 42′s award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye.
BreakingNews.ie
4 days ago
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
Man extradited from Republic by police investigating Belfast rape
A man has been extradited from the Republic of Ireland by detectives investigating a rape in Belfast in 2023. The 35-year-old man was arrested in the Republic of Ireland on April 9th after an extradition warrant was issued, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said. Advertisement The extradition proceedings were completed on Friday with his return to Northern Ireland. A 35-year-old man has today been extradited from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland: — Police Service NI (@PoliceServiceNI) May 30, 2025 The man, who has not been named, is expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court later on Friday. Police said he was subject to an investigation by the PSNI's rape crime unit in relation to an alleged incident in Belfast in October 2023. They said the man did not answer court bail in June 2024. Advertisement 'We continue to work with closely with An Garda Siochana to locate and return persons sought for extradition,' a PSNI spokesperson said. 'The Police Service of Northern Ireland is committed to tackling violence against women and girls and today's extradition delivers on our assurance of the relentless pursuit of perpetrators and supporting victims. 'We appreciate the support of our partners in locating and returning this man to Northern Ireland. 'The Police Service of Northern Ireland will relentlessly pursue those who skip bail and are sought to stand trial in this jurisdiction.' Advertisement
RTÉ News
4 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Turkey v Republic of Ireland - Women's Nations League: All you need to know
UEFA Women's Nations League 2025 Turkey v Republic of Ireland, Esenler Stadyumu, Friday, 6pm TV/PLAYER Watch live build-up and coverage of the match on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player from 5.30pm. RADIO Commentary on 2fm's Game On. ONLINE Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app. WEATHER It will be sunny in Istanbul with temperatures reaching highs of 24 degrees Celsius on Friday. Sunset will be around 8.30pm so shortly after the end of the match. 🇮🇪 Ireland's away clash in Turkey will be live on @RTE2 @RTEplayer & @GameOn2FM on Friday Rachel Graham outlines how she'd like #COYGIG to line-up for the Women's Nations League match #TURIRL 📺/🎧 Full #RTESoccerPodcast: — RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) May 28, 2025 A pep in McCabe's step but whether she starts is another question Saturday was a momentous day in the already acclaimed career of Ireland captain Katie McCabe. Eighteen years on from when Girls in Green record cap holder and current assistant coach Emma Byrne, Yvonne Tracy and Ciara Grant tasted European glory with Arsenal, McCabe became the fourth Irish player to win a Champions League medal as she played her part in the Gunners' final win over Barcelona. The celebrations were raucous and McCabe appeared in great form during Arsenal's Monday homecoming as she got on the mic to occasionally serenade the club's supporters and team-mates alike. But such is the life of a professional sportsperson, there's always another challenge on the horizon and the very next day, she had to quickly jet off to Turkey to join her Ireland team-mates ahead of Friday's UEFA Women's Nations League fixture. The 29-year-old arrived at the team hotel in Istanbul to a hero's welcome and a guard of honour. With the Turkey fixture coming so soon after the emotional rollercoaster of playing in a Champions League final and to be quickly followed by what will be a revenge mission against Slovenia next Tuesday, whether McCabe will start on Friday will be interesting to see. Katie McCabe was given a guard of honour by her Republic of Ireland team-mates as she arrived in camp ahead of Friday's clash with Turkey, a game Marissa Sheva thinks the squad will be better prepared for after longer exposure to Carla Ward's methods — RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) May 28, 2025 She certainly will want to and manager Carla Ward would hope she's ready to go given the evidence of how Ireland performed in the first half of their last away game against Greece without her and how she then impacted the game positively after coming on at half-time despite being hampered by a calf strain. Indeed Ward has indicated that McCabe will be ready to lead Ireland out: "It was about her enjoying those celebrations but she's a professional, she's fit, she's ready. Maybe a question mark on her calf at the moment... but she's said to me straight away, 'I'm ready, I want to play', so of course she's available for selection." New faces and a fond farewell? Ward has called up US-born Adelaide United striker Erin Healy, who has scored eight goals in her debut season in the Ninja A League, and has been compared to the injured Leanne Kiernan by the Ireland boss. "I like to be involved in a lot of the play and I like to be creative" - new Republic of Ireland recruit Erin Healy on what the fans can expect from her #COYGIG — RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) May 27, 2025 "If you have a look at her, she can score goals and link the play. Importantly, she has got a lot of pace and somebody we have been excited about," Ward said. While Kyra Carusa and Amber Barrett will be ahead in the pecking order up front, the Turkey game could provide an opportunity for Healy to make her debut and get some minutes in the latter stages. Similarly - but for different reasons - Louise Quinn could feature too. Having announced her retirement earlier this month, the veteran centre-back was included in this squad as she bids farewell from the game. But Quinn isn't expecting a final cap or two to be handed out between now and next Tuesday. "The fact that I was able to get the call-up – it's about the team, obviously – but I'm here to play. I'm here to fight for my position, it's not going to be given to me. I absolutely know that. Carla doesn't owe me anything," she stated. "I'm going to be training hard all week to try to get myself in the team and we'll see how it goes." Turkey a tough nut in Tallaght but have they tailed off since? Ireland will know they won't have it easy on Friday even if Turkey are ranked 58th by FIFA compared to 26th for the Girls in Green. Memories will be fresh of the reverse fixture in February - Ward's first as manager - when the Turkish proved a tough nut to crack as Ireland eked out a 1-0 win and endured a couple of tricky moments defensively. Turkey followed that up by edging to a 1-0 home win over Greece who are ranked slightly below them. Then in the double-header against Slovenia in April, they lost 3-0 on the road - a slightly better showing on the scoreboard than Ireland managed in going down 4-0 there - and then narrowly losing 1-0 on home soil in Sivas. The main takeaway is that, the Slovenia away game aside, they do not concede a lot of goals, especially at home so expect a tightly-fought encounter similar to the February encounter in Tallaght.
