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Radiotherapy machines across Ireland need immediate replacements

This morning, the Oireachtas Health Committee heard warnings that 80% of Ireland’s radiotherapy...

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16.38 29 Apr 2026


Radiotherapy machines across Ireland need immediate replacements


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16.38 29 Apr 2026


This morning, the Oireachtas Health Committee heard warnings that 80% of Ireland’s radiotherapy machines are in immediate need or imminent need of replacement, and that adequate plans are not in place to deal with this…

One of those before the committee was Professor Gerry Hanna, Marie Curie Chair at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant at St Lukes Radiation Oncology Network. He joins Shane to go through the current situation with radiation treatment infrastructure across the country.


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