Valentina Ní Críonna

A home blood pressure monitor showing a raised reading of 170 over 92

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Liquorice but Not the Adrenal Gland: Primary Aldosteronism After 50 and the Test Irish Labs Send Away

The HSE's high blood pressure page lists liquorice but never names the adrenal gland. Primary…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 9, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Pay First, Claim Later: What the HSE Really Repays If You Cross to Belfast for Surgery

Northern Ireland is not covered by the EU Cross Border Directive. Under the separate NIPHS…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 8, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Two Clinics, One Disease: Sjögren’s After 50 and the Dryness Nobody Joins Up

Dry eyes and a dry mouth get sent to two different clinics, and the autoimmune…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 8, 2026

A bedside lamp lit in a dark bedroom beside an empty, rumpled bed

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘It’s Just My Prostate’: Nocturia After 60 and the Night-Time Volume Nobody Measures

Two thirds of older adults who complain of night-time waking are producing too much urine…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 7, 2026

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Digital Inclusion Irish Resources

Check the Expiry Date: Free Travel in Ireland and the Rule That Changed on 1 March 2026

Since 1 March 2026, Irish transport operators no longer accept expired Free Travel Public Services…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 7, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

‘You Didn’t Declare It’: Travel Insurance After 70 and the Irish Law That Rewrote the Rules

Irish law no longer lets an insurer void a travel policy over an honest mistake.…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 6, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

Housing Adaptation Grants in Ireland: The €40,000 You Have to Spend Before You Get It

Ireland's three home adaptation grants now pay up to €40,000, but only after the work…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 5, 2026

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Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

When Iron Tablets Don’t Work: Myelodysplastic Syndrome After 70 and the Blood Cancer Ireland Doesn’t Count

Anaemia that iron will not shift is the commonest first sign of myelodysplastic syndrome, a…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 5, 2026

Healthy Ageing Irish Resources

The Knee, Not the Big Toe: Calcium Pyrophosphate Disease After 65 and Ireland’s Missing A to Z Entry

Calcium pyrophosphate disease is a common cause of a hot swollen joint after 65, but…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 4, 2026

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Irish Resources Mental Wellbeing

‘He Acts Out His Dreams’: Lewy Body Dementia in Ireland and the Diagnosis 19 in 20 Never Get

Lewy body dementia affects around 10,000 people in Ireland, yet fewer than 5% have a…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 4, 2026

Liquorice but Not the Adrenal Gland: Primary Aldosteronism After 50 and the Test Irish Labs Send Away

Pay First, Claim Later: What the HSE Really Repays If You Cross to Belfast for Surgery

Two Clinics, One Disease: Sjögren’s After 50 and the Dryness Nobody Joins Up

‘It’s Just My Prostate’: Nocturia After 60 and the Night-Time Volume Nobody Measures

Check the Expiry Date: Free Travel in Ireland and the Rule That Changed on 1 March 2026

‘You Didn’t Declare It’: Travel Insurance After 70 and the Irish Law That Rewrote the Rules

Housing Adaptation Grants in Ireland: The €40,000 You Have to Spend Before You Get It

When Iron Tablets Don’t Work: Myelodysplastic Syndrome After 70 and the Blood Cancer Ireland Doesn’t Count

The Knee, Not the Big Toe: Calcium Pyrophosphate Disease After 65 and Ireland’s Missing A to Z Entry

‘He Acts Out His Dreams’: Lewy Body Dementia in Ireland and the Diagnosis 19 in 20 Never Get

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