Healthy Workplace Ireland

National Volunteering Week
2025-05-19 00:00 - 2025-05-25 23:59 (Europe/Dublin)
National Volunteering Week is a weeklong celebration of volunteering. Along with the network of Volunteer Centres, Volunteer Ireland uses National Volunteering Week to amplify the incredible stories of volunteering in our communities through social and traditional media. It’s a week full of events, both online and in person, with everything from yoga to coffee mornings to seminars on offer.

#NVWIreland#BuildingCommunityTogether

This year’s National Volunteering Week theme is ‘Building Community Together’. This theme gives us a chance to feature the social opportunity that volunteering offers. Outside of home and work, volunteering is the ‘third space’ for many people where they connect, empathise, laugh and nurture.

We all know the impact of volunteering in our communities as volunteers provide care, comfort and joy for people. However, for so many volunteers, the service to others is merely an added bonus! Volunteering is a way of socialising, making friends, and learning about others. Volunteering keeps people connected to their communities and gives them an outlet for the deep care they have for others.

World Multiple Sclerosis Day
2025-05-30 00:00 - 23:59
A day of global solidarity, collective action and hope

World MS Day takes place on 30 May every year. Share stories, raise awareness and campaign with everyone affected by multiple sclerosis (MS).

World No Tobacco Day
2025-05-31 00:00 - 23:59
This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what WHO is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations.

The Member States of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. In 1987, the World Health Assembly passed Resolution WHA40.38, calling for 7 April 1988 to be a “a world no-smoking day.” In 1988, Resolution WHA42.19 was passed, calling for the celebration of World No Tobacco Day, every year on 31 May.

Cavernoma Awareness Month
2025-06-01 08:00 - 2025-06-30 17:00
The Cavernoma community around the World, throughout June.

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Raising awareness of cavernoma

(cavernous angioma, cavernous malformation) of the brain and spinal cord.

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Advocating for Research to find a Cure.

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Supporting those who are impacted by Cavernoma.

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We are stronger together.

#HopeForACure #StrongerTogether #StopCavernomas

Cancer Survivors Day
2025-06-02 00:00 - 23:59
National Cancer Survivors Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in June.

The day is meant to “demonstrate that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality”. This day is a time to celebrate the resilience and strength of cancer survivors and raise awareness about the ongoing challenges they face.

Cancer Survivors Day website

World Environment Day
2025-06-05 00:00 - 23:59
#WorldEnvironmentDay

Plastic pollution permeates every corner of the planet—even in our bodies in the form of microplastics. World Environment Day 2025 calls for collective action to tackle plastic pollution.By drawing inspiration from nature and showcasing real-world solutions, the campaign will encourage individuals, organizations, industries, and governments to adopt sustainable practices that drive systemic change.This year’s World Environment Day comes exactly two months before countries meet again to continue negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution.Join the #BeatPlasticPollution movement—because together we can create a healthier future. Add your event on the 2025 World Environment Day map and share it with the world!

Men's Health Awareness Week
2025-06-09 00:00 - 2025-06-15 23:59
International Men’s Health Week (MHW) always begins on the Monday before Father’s Day and ends on Father’s Day itself. During 2025, it will run from Monday 9th until Sunday 15th June.MHW is celebrated in many European countries, as well as in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and a number of other places worldwide. The overall aims of the week are to:

Heighten awareness of preventable health problems for males of all ages.

Support men and boys to engage in healthier lifestyle choices / activities.

Encourage the early detection and treatment of health difficulties in males.

Each year, there is also a specific theme. During 2025, the theme for the island of Ireland will be ‘Shoulder-to-Shoulder: Connecting for Health’.

Men’s Health Forum website

National Carers' Week
2025-06-09 00:00 - 2025-06-15 23:59

2025-06-09 12:00 - 13:00
You are invited to attend the upcoming webinar, Men’s Health Week 2025 – Men’s Health Webinar, which will mark the beginning of Men’s Health Week, Monday 9 June – Sunday 15 June. The webinar will feature:

Bernard Jackman – Former Irish International and Leinster Rugby Player, Coach and Sports Commentator,

Michael Darragh Macauley – Former Dublin GAA Senior Football player, GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year and CEO Sanctuary Runners,

Sean Blake – living with anorexia,

Joe Grogan – BowelScreen champion.

The webinar will take place on Monday 9 June from 12.00pm to 1.00pm.

This year’s theme “Shoulder to Shoulder – Connecting for Health” is all about the importance of connectivity and helping each other. Reminding everyone about the importance of not going it alone, that there are supports available and that it is important to take action. Be it, personal action relating to your own health or reaching out and connecting to a service or group to help in your journey towards maintaining both a heathier physical and mental lifestyle.

Register here to hear some very engaging conversations, insights and advice.

World Blood Donor Day
2025-06-14 00:00 - 23:59
World Blood Donor Day 2025 – June 14th!

Every year on the 14th of June we celebrate World Blood Donor Day and thank our donors for giving blood, platelets and bone marrow to help save lives.

We take this opportunity to thank and recognize the incredible voluntary blood donors who have contributed to the health and well-being of people in need around the country.

How you can support World Blood Donor Day

Give Blood

If you are eligible to donate blood, please give an hour of your time to this life-saving act. The actual blood donation only takes a few minutes and once you are finished you can enjoy some refreshments knowing you have helped someone in need.

Give Platelets

We always need new platelet donors in our Cork and Dublin centres. Check your eligibility and help fight cancer!

Spread the Word

If you can’t donate blood or don’t have the time, you can really make an impact by spreading the word about the importance of giving blood. Encourage your friends, family and colleagues to give blood. Many people are not aware of how easy the process is and so spreading the word in your local community really helps.

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
2025-06-25 08:00 - 2025-06-26 17:00
By resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987, the General Assembly decided to observe 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse.

Supported each year by individuals, communities, and various organizations all over the world, this global observance aims to raise awareness of the major problem that illicit drugs represent to society.

World Hepatitis Day
2025-06-25 08:00 - 2025-07-28 17:00
World Hepatitis Day, 28 July, is an opportunity to step up national and international efforts on hepatitis, encourage actions and engagement by individuals, partners and the public and highlight the need for a greater global response as outlined in the WHO’s Global hepatitis report of 2017.

The date of 28 July was chosen because it is the birthday of Nobel-prize winning scientist Dr Baruch Blumberg, who discovered hepatitis B virus (HBV) and developed a diagnostic test and vaccine for the virus. Low coverage of testing and treatment is the most important gap to be addressed in order to achieve the global elimination goals by 2030.

Sarcoma Awareness Month
2025-07-01 08:00 - 2025-07-31 17:00

International Recovery Day
2025-07-10 08:00 - 17:00
Welcome to International Recovery Day

Until now, recovery communities have been limited to uniting and celebrating recovery by holding local rallies, walks, and other events. Through the use of the Internet we can now bridge the geographical and time zone barriers, allowing us to join all folks in recovery from all addictions, including all recovery pathways – all around the globe – all on the same day. We invite you to join our International Recovery Day community worldwide by registering on this site today. We will then send you a token by email that will allow you to launch your own virtual firework this September 30th. Later on, we will send you a reminder to go online September 30th and watch for yourself as you launch your firework into the sky – to be joined by countless others in recovery launching their own fireworks from all around the globe.

UN World Population Day
2025-07-11 00:00 - 23:59
To Leave No One Behind, Count Everyone

Over the past three decades, societies around the world have made remarkable progress in improving population data gathering, analysis, and use. New population figures, disaggregated by age, ethnicity, gender, and other factors, now reflect the diversity of our societies more accurately.

These advancements have significantly enhanced the delivery of health care globally, leading to substantial improvements in sexual and reproductive health and the ability to exercise rights and choices. Increasingly, new technologies are enabling more detailed and timely measurement of people’s experiences than ever before.

However, the most marginalized communities remain underrepresented in data, profoundly affecting their lives and well-being.

World Population Day 2024 is a moment to ask who is still going uncounted and why – and what this costs individuals, societies, and our global efforts to leave no one behind. It is also a moment for all of us to commit to doing more to ensure that our data systems capture the full range of human diversity so that everyone is seen, can exercise their human rights and can reach their full potential.

To realize the rights and choices of those on the margins of our societies, we must count them – because everyone counts. Our rich human tapestry is only as strong as its weakest thread. When data and other systems work for those on the margins, they work for everyone. This is how we accelerate progress for all.

International Human Rights Day
2025-07-11 08:00 - 17:00
Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on 10 December. It commemorates the anniversary of one of the world’s most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 and sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.

As a “common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations”, the UDHR is a global blueprint for international, national, and local laws and policies and a bedrock of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.

It is available in 577 languages, from Abkhaz to Zulu, making the UDHR the most translated document in the world.

SunSmart for Outdoor Workers
2025-07-23 12:00 - 13:15
The HSE National Cancer Control Programme is hosting a webinar ‘SunSmart for Outdoor Workers’ on Wednesday 23rd of July 2025 from 12pm to 1.15pm.

The webinar aims to highlight the importance of UV protection in the workplace for outdoor worker organisations. Register for the SunSmart for Outdoor Workers Webinar 2025 here:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sa5exuclS3i9wOJUZFOrsQ#/registration

World Head & Neck Cancer Day
2025-07-27 08:00 - 17:00

International Day of Friendship
2025-07-30 08:00 - 17:00
Sharing the human spirit through friendship

Our world faces many challenges, crises and forces of division — such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses — among many others — that undermine peace, security, development and social harmony among the world’s peoples.

To confront those crises and challenges, their root causes must be addressed by promoting and defending a shared spirit of human solidarity that takes many forms — the simplest of which is friendship.

Through friendship — by accumulating bonds of camaraderie and developing strong ties of trust — we can contribute to the fundamental shifts that are urgently needed to achieve lasting stability, weave a safety net that will protect us all, and generate passion for a better world where all are united for the greater good.

World Breastfeeding Week
2025-08-01 08:00 - 2025-08-07 17:00
WBW is celebrated every 1-7 August in commemoration of the 1990 Innocenti Declaration. WBW started in 1992, with annual themes including healthcare systems, women and work, the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, community support, ecology, economy, science, education and human rights. Since 2016, WBW is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2018, a World Health Assembly resolution endorsed WBW as an important breastfeeding promotion strategy.

HSE Breastfeeding Support

International Youth Day
2025-08-12 00:00 - 23:59
Young people are leading the charge in digital adoption and innovation, with three-quarters of those aged 15 to 24 using the internet in 2022, a rate higher than other age groups. However, disparities persist, particularly in low-income countries and among young women, who often have less access to the internet and digital skills compared to their male counterparts. While there is an urgent need to enhance digital inclusion, youth are largely recognized as “digital natives,” using technology to drive change and create solutions. As the 2030 deadline for the SDGs approaches, the role of young people in digital innovation is essential for addressing global issues.

By celebrating the digital contributions of youth, we can inspire further innovation and collaboration towards achieving sustainable development.

Nursing Homes Week
2025-08-18 08:00 - 2025-08-24 17:00

World Humanitarian Day
2025-08-19 08:00 - 17:00
On 19 August 2003, a bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 22 humanitarian aid workers, including the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Five years later, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (WHD).

Each year, WHD focuses on a theme, bringing together partners from across the humanitarian system to advocate for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises, and for the safety and security of aid workers.

WHD is a campaign by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

International Overdose Awareness Day
2025-08-31 08:00 - 17:00
Overdose affects everyone. From grieving families to spontaneous first responders, the impacts of overdose are far-reaching and fall indiscriminately.

HSE Social Inclusion

Heart Month
2025-09-01 00:00 - 2025-09-30 23:59

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
2025-09-01 08:00 - 2025-09-30 17:00
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month, a month where around the world people come together to raise awareness of childhood cancer and pay tribute to all those affected.

Blood Cancer Awareness Month
2025-09-01 08:00 - 2025-09-30 17:00
Blood Cancer Awareness Month is a global event helping to raise awareness of one of the world’s most prevalent and dangerous cancers: blood cancer.

September turns red each year as the spotlight is put firmly on blood cancer and the impact it has on our communities and the urgent need for more action.

Raising awareness of blood cancer, its signs and symptoms and its impact, will help to improve early diagnosis, encourage policymakers to prioritise the disease, as well as help everyone with blood cancer feel connected and heard.

Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month
2025-09-01 08:00 - 2025-09-30 17:00
September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness month

Gynaecological cancers are those that affect the female reproductive system and include womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal cancers. This September the aim is to provide a better understanding of these cancers and their treatments. If you have been diagnosed with any of these cancer types our Supportline has experienced cancer nurses that can answer your queries in confidence.

Treatments for gynaecological cancers include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. The treatment you will be offered depends on a number of factors and will be explained to you by your doctor and nurse.

It is important to understand why you are being offered this treatment and the possible risks or side effects it may cause. Ask questions if you need anything explained. This information may feel overwhelming so remember support is available for you during this time. Your hospital nurse can help you navigate your treatment options and provide advice on managing possible side effects.

One possible effect from gynaecological cancer treatment can be the impact on your sexual relationships. Treatment can affect your sexual wellbeing by causing physical and emotional changes. Our website has some information on specific sexual side effects here. Many women feel embarrassed or uncomfortable discussing this with their medical team but it is important to get the information you need. Your doctor or nurse may not go into detail on these side effects unless they know you would like to discuss it so tell them if you have any queries or concerns.

If you would like to speak to a cancer nurse for further information, advice or support you can call our Supportline on 1800 200 700, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. There is also a gynaecological cancer resource called This is GO which is an Irish based personalised online resource for women impacted by Gynaecological Oncology(GO).

World Sexual Health Day
2025-09-04 00:00 - 23:59
WHO recognizes every person’s right to sexual well-being. The theme of World Sexual Health Day this year is ‘Consent!’, recognizing the importance of consent and mutual respect when it comes to sexual encounters. People should have complete and accurate information so they can make informed choices when it comes to their sexual and reproductive health. Read more about WHO’s work to promote sexual well-being.

Migraine Awareness Week
2025-09-04 00:00 - 2025-09-11 23:59
The Migraine Association of Ireland is a Patient Orientated Organisation, Providing Information and Support for People That Suffer with Migraine, in an Overlooked Environment.
