Aoife Hegarty

@aoifehegs

Deputy Editor, RTÉ Investigates | Investigative Journalist @rte | Views = mine | Retweets ≠ endorsements | #RTEInvestigates

Dublin via Donegal

Joined April 2010

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jul 21

We will repeat Áras Attracta and Emeis scandals until we ensure care is people-centred. #RTEInvestigates irishexaminer.com/opinion/commen…

aoifehegs's tweet card. Fintan Sheerin says both scandals exposed by RTÉ a decade apart stemmed from an underlying failure to ground caregiving in human relationships

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jul 22

Man charged with 79 counts of historical sexual abuse via @RTENews rte.ie/news/courts/20…

aoifehegs's tweet card. A man aged in his 70s has appeared in court charged in connection with alleged historical sexual offences.

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jul 20

Seo 👇🏻

DDara Ó Briain@daraobriain · Jul 20

The Hill I would Die On: it should be “Sea/Ní Shea” on Hawkeye in Croke Park, not “Tá/Níl”.

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The Sunday Game@TheSundayGame · Jul 19

Beidh The Sunday Game Beo le craoladh as Gaeilge amháin ar RTÉ News Channel & RTÉ Player – Cluiche Ceannais Iomána na hÉireann 🏆 🌟 Ár bhfoireann ar an aer: Gráinne McElwain, John Allen, Michael Rice, Garry Mac Donnacha & Pat Fleury ⏰ Tús 2.55pm #GAA #Iománaíocht #GAAgaeilge

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jul 17

Hiqa made 28 referrals to gardaí over nursing homes in 2024, PAC told. #RTEInvestigates irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

aoifehegs's tweet card. Closure notices issued to 10 nursing homes in 2024 and seven have closed so far, committee hears

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jul 17

HIQA taking regulatory action against two nursing homes via @RTENews #RTEInvestigates rte.ie/news/politics/…

aoifehegs's tweet card. HIQA has again apologised to people who feel the agency let them down after revelations about neglect and staff shortages in two nursing homes run by Emeis Ireland.

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jul 16

Incomplete maternity patient safety reports 'sloppy': IPA. The reports were recommended in 2014 by then Chief Medical Officer following an #RTEInvestigates documentary 'Fatal Failures' into the deaths of 4 babies at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise rte.ie/news/health/20…

aoifehegs's tweet card. A review of monthly patient safety reports from the country's 19 public maternity units, has uncovered some significant gaps in the reporting of key information by hospitals.

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jul 9

'High risk' pregnancy antenatal care to be moved from PUH via @RTENews rte.ie/news/2025/0709…

aoifehegs's tweet card. Expectant mothers with pregnancies deemed to be "high risk" are to have their antenatal care moved from Portiuncula University Hospital, to other locations.

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jul 2

Emeis Ireland pauses all nursing home admissions - details from the latest HIQA report on @morningireland 👉🏻 rte.ie/radio/radio1/c… #RTEInvestigates

aoifehegs's tweet card. Aoife Hegarty, Deputy Editor of RTÉ Investigates, outlines the findings of a HIQA review into nursing homes owned by Emeis Ireland.

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jul 2

Emeis Ireland pauses all nursing home admissions - HIQA via @RTENews #RTEInvestigates rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

aoifehegs's tweet card. Emeis Ireland, the nursing home group which operates the two care centres featured in an RTÉ Investigates programme last month, has paused admissions to all 25 homes it runs in Ireland, the Health...

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jul 1

Former swimming coach George Gibney arrested in US via @RTENews rte.ie/news/2025/0701…

aoifehegs's tweet card. Former Irish national swimming coach George Gibney has been arrested in the United States.

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Nuacht TG4@NuachtTG4 · Jun 18

Casaoid déanta leis na Gardaí ag an Údarás um Fhaisnéis agus Cáilíocht Sláinte faoin droch-chaighdeán cúraim in dhá theach altranais

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Care Champions Ireland@CareChampions2 · Jun 18

Aoife Hegarty reacts to the latest HIQA report in to Beneavin and The Residence. rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jun 18

Does HIQA have sufficient powers? via @RTENews #RTEInvestigates rte.ie/news/analysis-…

aoifehegs's tweet card. The recent RTÉ Investigates exposé, on a number of private nursing homes and the fall-out, has raised fresh questions about the extent of HIQA's powers or ability to regulate the sector, writes...

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jun 18

No issue with larger fines for nursing homes - Taoiseach via @RTENews #RTEInvestigates rte.ie/news/politics/…

aoifehegs's tweet card. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he has "no issue" with "larger fines" being levelled on nursing homes which are repeatedly failing to meet set standards.

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jun 18

Cancellation of nursing home registration 'nuclear option' - HIQA via @RTENews #RTEInvestigates rte.ie/news/2025/0618…

aoifehegs's tweet card. Follow updates as the Health Information and Quality Authority appears before the Oireachtas Committee on Health.

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Morning Ireland@morningireland · Jun 18

Next: @aoifehegs -HIQA's interim report into 2 nursing homes exposed on RTÉ Investigates Gaza weeks away from complete collapse of vital medical & humanitarian services says Red Crescent Society & What's the public's favourite building in 2025? We find out live @RIAIOnline

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jun 18

I’ll have more re ongoing developments following our #RTEInvestigates documentary on @morningireland after 8am.

RRTÉ News@rtenews · Jun 18

The Health Information Quality Authority has notified gardaí about its concerns on the care deficits identified at two nursing homes which recently featured in an RTÉ Investigates programme rte.ie/news/politics/…

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jun 18

HIQA notified gardaí over nursing home concerns via @RTENews #RTEInvestigates rte.ie/news/politics/…

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Aoife Hegarty@aoifehegs · Jun 17

Nursing home featured in #RTEInvestigates expose had 198 notifications of abuse allegations via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

aoifehegs's tweet card. An interim report from the Health Information and Quality Authority into the two nursing homes featured in an RTÉ Investigates programme has revealed one of the residences had almost 200 notificati...

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