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Risk assessment at UHK following major HSE cyber attack

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By Michelle Crean 

University Hospital Kerry is today (Friday) conducting a risk assessment following a "significant ransomware attack" on the HSE’s IT systems nationally. 

The Health Service Executive (HSE) temporarily shut down its IT systems overnight after a massive cyber beach and are currently accessing the situation.

It’s not yet clear whether private details from patient’s records have been stolen. 

Today the South/South West Hospital Group and University Hospital Kerry (UHK) said that they “are conducting a risk assessment of the situation”.

“At this time it is not anticipated that out patient appointments or elective treatments will be impacted,” a statement said.

“Management at UHK wishes to remind the public that people should only attend the ED in emergency situations and that delays are likely as a result of the current IT situation. The hospital will advise if there is any change to the current status.”

HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid has apologised to patients and confirmed that COVID-19 vaccinations are going ahead as normal.

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Young entrepreneurs spot match-day business opportunity

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Two young local girls showed great business initiative on Saturday ahead of the Kerry v Donegal match at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin set up a sweet stall outside a house on Lewis Road, catching the thousands of football fans walking towards the grounds.

The enterprising pair did a busy trade selling soft drinks, sweets, and chocolates to the passing crowds before throw-in.

Their match-day venture also caught the attention of the national sports media, with a photograph of the girls at their stall captured by Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy ahead of the game.

23 May 2026; Local vendors Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin, right, before the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1 match between Kerry and Donegal at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, Kerry. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

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Conor Pass photo captures top spot in Camera Club competition

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Noel O’Neill has claimed first place in the Unrestricted category of the latest Killarney Camera Club competition, which focused on the theme of the ‘Kerry Landscape’.

His winning photograph, titled ‘Conor Pass Lake and the Three Sisters’, features a detailed study of Mullaghveal located beneath the Conor Pass.

The image captures the wide sweep of the valley, utilizing an elevated viewpoint that allows the glacial landscape to unfold toward the Atlantic horizon. The composition highlights the quiet lakes in the foreground against the dark, rocky slopes of the valley, with the distant outline of the Three Sisters adding further depth and scale to the scene.

The judges praised the photograph as an outstanding example of landscape work, noting its effective balance of composition, light, and perspective to capture the vastness of the West Kerry terrain.

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