VHI’s announcement this week that it planned to “streamline” its offering by getting rid of some of its many health insurance plans made sense on at least one front: there are over 340 different health insurance plans available to Irish consumers, a bewildering array that requires expert navigation and serious money. For the 47pc of the population that have private health cover, this is often one of their biggest outgoings, after mortgage, childcare and car loans.
Women, in case you hadn’t noticed, account for about half the eight billion people on this planet. Yet women’s health is chronically underfunded, under-researched and undervalued.
Two mayors in Newfoundland's Bay of Islands region say they're waiting to see how being moved into the jurisdiction of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary will affect policing in their towns.
New year, new you? By now, we know the drill: if December was all about eating, drinking and being merry, then January is the polar opposite. The New Year advertising landscape is gym offers, detox plans and diet foods as far as the eye can see. This month also marks the latest season of RTÉ’s Operation Transformation, where participants compete to show the nation they can get fit and lose weight.