Shauna Bowers

Health Correspondent at The Irish Times

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I'm the Health Correspondent at The Irish Times. I joined the organisation as a general news reporter in 2019, and developed a special interest in health, housing and social affairs. In 2023, I was named Young Journalist of the Year, as well as being one of two inaugural recipients of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism in Ireland.shauna.bowers@irishtimes.com

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Two-thirds of healthcare workers 'actively' considering leaving role, study finds - The Irish Times

Three-quarters of healthcare workers regularly consider leaving their role, and 67 per cent are “actively” considering leaving, new research has found. On Tuesday, Fórsa published a study conducted by think tank Tasc, which highlights what it describes as... See more

irishtimes.com•Shauna Bowers•Jan 13, 2026

Number of 'urgent' colonoscopy referrals not seen on time almost triples

The number of “urgent” colonoscopies not completed within target times almost tripled last year compared to 2024, HSE figures show. A colonoscopy is a medical examination involving a thin, flexible tube with a camera being used to look at the lining of th... See more

irishtimes.com•Shauna Bowers•Jan 12, 2026

'I wish BAM would just give me the hospital': Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on the health year ahead

“I wish BAM would just give me the hospital,” Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says when discussing plans for the year ahead. It’s almost one year since she took up one of the biggest ministerial portfolios in Government, and the Fine Gael TD... See more

irishtimes.com•Shauna Bowers•Jan 10, 2026

Health service failed to meet goal for cuts to hospital waiting lists in 2025

Ireland’s health service failed to meet its goal of cutting the number of patients on hospital waiting lists for longer than target times to 50 per cent last year, new figures show. On Friday, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) published the late... See more

irishtimes.com•Shauna Bowers•Jan 9, 2026

Cork and Galway hospitals have 'persistent' overcrowding issue, says Minister

Cork and Galway hospitals have “persistent difficulty” with overcrowding and are behind the other hospitals in improving the situation, Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said. The hospital system coped better than initially modelled during... See more

irishtimes.com•Shauna Bowers•Jan 9, 2026

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Two-thirds of healthcare workers 'actively' considering leaving role, study finds - The Irish Times

Number of 'urgent' colonoscopy referrals not seen on time almost triples

'I wish BAM would just give me the hospital': Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on the health year ahead

Health service failed to meet goal for cuts to hospital waiting lists in 2025

Cork and Galway hospitals have 'persistent' overcrowding issue, says Minister

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Two-thirds of healthcare workers 'actively' considering leaving role, study finds - The Irish Times

Number of 'urgent' colonoscopy referrals not seen on time almost triples

'I wish BAM would just give me the hospital': Jennifer Carroll MacNeill on the health year ahead

Health service failed to meet goal for cuts to hospital waiting lists in 2025

Cork and Galway hospitals have 'persistent' overcrowding issue, says Minister