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# Overcrowding

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Overcrowding and over 1,000 Covid-19 cases in hospitals is 'recipe for disaster', INMO says
14 Mar 2022
19.8k
12
Ambulances queue outside overcrowded Limerick emergency department as trolley crisis continues
2 Mar 2022
24.6k
28
Mater Hospital asks public to avoid emergency department as Covid-19 patients rise
9 Feb 2022
19.7k
6
Excess deaths of 360 a year due to A&E delays in Ireland may be 'significant underestimate'
2 Feb 2022
14.1k
15
Number of patients on hospital trolleys hits highest level since pandemic began
13 Dec 2021
33.5k
61
Limerick Hospital records highest daily trolley figure ever with 95 patients waiting for beds
16 Nov 2021
12.7k
18
Are you a healthcare worker worried about hospitals this winter? We want to hear your story
1 Nov 2021
9.9k
'Staff are beyond breaking point': Government accused of leaving health service vulnerable
19 Oct 2021
20.2k
15
'Extremely dangerous': Overcrowding at Cork University Hospital reaches pandemic peak
31 Aug 2021
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25
'Something has to give': INMO asks Health Minister to intervene at overcrowded Limerick hospital
28 Jul 2021
15.9k
18
INMO seeks emergency meeting with HSE to tackle 'hazardous' hospital overcrowding
18 Jun 2021
22.8k
25
Ireland's hospitals are more overcrowded than at any point since pandemic began, INMO warns
11 May 2021
30.3k
33
'Significant' demand for beds at Limerick Hospital from people who had Covid, but still need to recover
23 Apr 2021
30.0k
22
People urged to avoid Limerick Hospital ED due to 'unprecedented level' of patient presentations
21 Apr 2021
56.1k
60
Over 53,000 patients went without beds in Irish hospitals in 2020, INMO says
31 Dec 2020
10.8k
36
Dr Anthony O'Connor: History matters, but the record numbers on trolleys should trump commemoration debates
Dr Anthony O'Connor
8 Jan 2020
18.4k
32
'I'm exhausted': Frustration in the Mater Hospital's 'rammed' Emergency Department
7 Jan 2020
26.9k
39
It's the worst ever day for trolley overcrowding in Irish hospitals since records began, INMO says
6 Jan 2020
13.1k
55
HSE can't 'willy-nilly' hire whoever they want, Harris says
2 Jan 2020
22.8k
30
'A national scandal': 2019 was the worst year on record for hospital overcrowding as 118,000 went without a bed
2 Jan 2020
11.6k
33
'Absolutely shambolic': Commuters slam Irish Rail call for Dart users to stagger morning journeys
2 Jan 2020
51.1k
54
Patients on trolleys moved from overcrowded Limerick ED after unannounced fire officer visit
27 Nov 2019
29.8k
27
'Bespoke plan' needed as Limerick hospital continues to break overcrowding record
25 Nov 2019
9.5k
21
'Obscene': 679 patients waiting for hospital bed - the highest figure in 2019
5 Nov 2019
11.6k
70
NTA says 'three years best case scenario' for roll out of additional train carriages
10 Oct 2019
14.3k
28
Irish Rail to try persuade Dart users to stagger morning journeys to reduce overcrowding
23 Sep 2019
28.1k
70
Primary pupils in Kerry are the most likely to be in an overcrowded classroom
2 Aug 2019
15.4k
13
57 inmates killed in Brazilian prison riot
30 Jul 2019
12.1k
1
Rotunda told to rely on 'short-term measures' to keep babies safe amid 'crisis'
24 Jul 2019
21.5k
11
Images show 'dangerous overcrowding' taking place at migrant detention centres in Texas
3 Jul 2019
12.3k
97
Simon Harris vows to meet Rotunda chief to discuss new wing to tackle 'safety crisis' for premature babies
19 Jun 2019
8.1k
14
Rotunda urges Simon Harris to secure new hospital wing to tackle 'safety crisis' for premature babies
19 Jun 2019
11.0k
9
Rotunda hospital chief warns of 'intolerable safety crisis' for premature babies
18 Jun 2019
36.5k
20
British climber dies on Mount Everest amid overcrowding concerns on world's highest peak
25 May 2019
47.3k
47
Prisoners sleeping on floors as overcrowding a 'serious issue,' prison officers warn
2 May 2019
16.3k
60
Brazilian student: Coming to Dublin was a dream come true but sharing a house with 14 others was a nightmare
Anne Lucey
26 Apr 2019
91.3k
89
Over 3,400 cases of prisoners sleeping on mattresses on floors in past three months
12 Feb 2019
17.0k
61
Opinion: Severe overcrowding is widespread in social housing and it's harming people's health
Críona Ní Dhálaigh
4 Feb 2019
24.1k
45
Worst year on record: Almost 110,000 patients went without hospital beds last year
Updated 2 Jan 2019
10.8k
61
'Worst October ever': Over 9,000 patients forced to wait on trolleys this month
31 Oct 2018
7.2k
44
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