'Business as usual' at Mullingar hospital

A spokesperson for the Ireland East Hospital Group has confirmed that the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar has been affected the same as other hospitals by the cyber attack that happened last night.

It is, however, business as usual for patients, he said, and if people have appointments, they should still attend.

Department of Environment, Climate and Communications statement on cyber attack on HSE

The HSE became aware of a significant ransomware attack on some of its systems overnight. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was informed of the issue and immediately activated its crisis response plan.

The NCSC is intensively engaging with the HSE and deploying its resources to fully support the HSE in identifying the affected systems and to bring all systems back online.

The NCSC is also working with the HSE to identify the technical details of the malware used in this incident and will issue an advisory later to share these details.

The NCSC is also engaging with EU and other international partners to share information on this incident and to ensure that the HSE has immediate access to international cyber supports.

Minister Eamon Ryan and Minister of State Ossian Smyth were briefed by the NCSC earlier this morning and again at midday.

Both ministers will be engaging with their colleagues in government and senior HSE officials throughout the day.