# A&E

This year

2023

# midwest

Ambulances will be able to bring patients 'directly' to Ennis instead of Limerick from Monday

The region has seen record breaking overcrowding in recent days.

14.7k

Jan 5th 2023, 6:23 PM

All time

Voices

Professor Ronán Collins: Why do we put up with the state of our hospitals?

The consultant geriatrician says the hospital model of care in Ireland is broken and Sláintecare doesn’t seem fit to fix it.

49.3k

Oct 10th 2021, 7:30 PM

Voices

Dr Anthony O'Connor: History matters, but the record numbers on trolleys should trump commemoration debates

Why are we fighting the battles of the past rather than honouring the ideals of the Republic?

18.3k

Jan 8th 2020, 4:55 PM

# record high

There were over 50,000 people on hospital trolleys in the first six months of 2017

The INMO said that this was further evidence that our health service “simply cannot cope with the demands”.

6.7k

Jul 3rd 2017, 8:04 AM

# Reality check

Ireland has one of the worst hospital waiting times in Europe

We also ranked the fifth worst for getting value out of the money we put into our healthcare system.

15.4k

Jan 30th 2017, 8:15 AM

Trauma units in nine hospitals could be set for the chop

A report in the Sunday Business Post says a report will recommend their closure.

31.1k

Jul 10th 2016, 6:13 PM

# Mary Poppins

Supercalifragilistic-expialadocious - Mary Poppins' Dublin home is for sale*

*Well, her creator’s, anyway.

9.8k

Nov 5th 2015, 5:15 PM

# Walkout

Watch: Not one, but two TDs have just been thrown out of the Dáil for getting very angry

Independent TD Finian McGrath became irate following the Taoiseach’s initial response to questioning regarding overcrowding in emergency departments. Jerry Buttimer soon followed.

33.9k

Nov 4th 2015, 2:00 PM

# Galway

Elderly man has just been given a bed after 82 hours on trolley

The crisis in the A&E is hitting vulnerable patients.

15.0k

Jun 8th 2015, 10:46 PM

# Dublin

Prisoner sprayed three officers with his blood as they tried take drugs from him

A parcel of drugs was passed to the prisoner in hospital.

15.2k

Jun 2nd 2015, 2:39 PM

# Overcrowding

Leo wants no more than 90 people on trolleys for more than nine hours by the end of 2015

Hospital waiting lists and overcrowding are among the biggest problems facing the health service.

13.1k

Apr 2nd 2015, 11:50 AM

# Emergency Department

Beaumont Hospital only admitting 'urgent' emergency cases due to overcrowding

Yesterday there were 45 people on trolleys.

13.2k

Dec 13th 2014, 7:55 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should drunk patients be charged more for A&E visits?

The suggestion has been raised in Northern Ireland that charges should be introduced to deter abuse of the system.

18.0k

139

Aug 12th 2014, 9:01 AM

# Overcrowded

Number of patients admitted on trolleys up 187% in some hospitals

Five hospitals increased by between 75% to 187% in comparison to the same period last year.

5.9k

Aug 8th 2014, 8:15 AM

# Emergency Department

A major concern: 'What would an unplanned visit to Limerick Hospital uncover?'

The emergency department at Limerick hospital was discussed in the Dáil today.

10.7k

Jun 11th 2014, 3:41 PM

Voices

Column: 'He was given a clean bill of health, walked out of the hospital and took his own life'

This is the speech which was given by 17-year-old Conor McNally at the funeral today of his cousin, Glen Murphy McNally, who was found dead on Thursday.

3.5k

170

Apr 28th 2014, 6:00 PM

Voices

Column: After six hours in the waiting room, my little sister's pain reached crisis point

We need innovative solutions to the increasingly dangerous and frustrating problem of overburdened emergency departments, writes Lauren Joslin.

2.1k

Apr 9th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Reform

'Trust of the community' needed if Dublin A&E closures go ahead

“We shouldn’t be scared of reform,” the Irish Patients Association said, following reports that a number may close.

11.5k

Feb 23rd 2014, 3:59 PM

# freak storm

Temporary A&E opens at Letterkenny Hospital after massive flood damage

A freak storm caused major damage to the Emergency Department at the hospital in July.

4.7k

Aug 17th 2013, 12:33 PM

# Healthcare

Almost 1-in-4 responses to 'life-threatening' 999 calls not meeting HIQA targets

In 65 per cent of cases, ambulances aren’t arriving at the scene within the 19 minute response time set-out by the health watchdog.

5.5k

Jul 16th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Norovirus

Visitors warned to stay away from Beaumont Hospital

The hospital is trying to contain an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug and has asked the public to avoid visiting unless absolutely essential.

7.8k

May 4th 2013, 12:02 PM

# Emergency Department

"Serious concern" over staff shortages in Emergency Departments

The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine has said that the problem will worsen after July.

8.6k

Apr 13th 2013, 3:01 PM

# Influenza

Public asked to avoid Beaumont Hospital over flu outbreak

At least 113 cases of flu have been recorded at the hospital since the outbreak began last month.

4.4k

Mar 16th 2013, 12:42 PM

# Mater Hospital

Mater Hospital Emergency Department to close for 18 hours for relocation

The relocation had previously been postponed as management at the hospital said it did not want to impose additional pressures on other hospitals.

8.6k

Feb 7th 2013, 11:54 AM

# Norovirus

Beaumont restricts visits after outbreak of winter vomiting bug

An outbreak of the winter vomiting bug means the hospital has introduced visiting restrictions, including to emergency wards.

5.6k

Oct 26th 2012, 8:55 PM

# Ambulance

Ambulance service defends actions after teen's death in two-hour journey

The National Ambulance Service says it followed all correct protocols, and says the shortest route isn’t always the best one.

10.1k

Jul 19th 2012, 9:06 PM

# Overcrowding

Hospital warns of overcrowding crisis - and asks public to stay away

The Mid Western Regional Hospital has said patients should only come to its emergency department in cases of “urgent need”.

2.5k

Mar 29th 2012, 11:16 AM

# Overcrowding

Simple change to hospital management could save hundreds of lives - doctors

The Irish Association of Emergency Medicine believes changing the management of emergency departments could save hundreds of lives.

693

Sep 26th 2011, 3:34 PM

# Industrial Action

Limerick nurses vote in favour of industrial action

Nurses in the Emergency Department at the Mid Western Regional Hospital have voted in favour of taking industrial action over bed capacity at the Limerick hospital.

297

Sep 6th 2011, 4:43 PM

# Ambulances

83 per cent of HSE's new ambulances not yet put to use

The Medical Independent says less than a sixth of almost 100 vehicles bought by the HSE haven’t been deployed for use yet.

1.1k

Aug 27th 2011, 10:29 AM

# Health

Belfast City Hospital to lose A&E department

Accident & Emergency services at Belfast City Hospital are to close due to a shortage of doctors.

319

Aug 12th 2011, 8:15 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning: Darren Clarke’s remarkable Open triumph, how Irish households are under new financial pressure, and the new trend replacing ‘planking’…

2.9k

Jul 18th 2011, 8:56 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning, including a row between Church and State, the wrong type of Roscommon U-turn, and a bad day for Lady Gaga…

2.3k

Jul 16th 2011, 9:06 AM

# Roscommon

Mortality figures at Roscommon hospital disputed

The government has been accused of misleading the public – and the HSE has admitted that HIQA inspectors never visited Roscommon Hospital before compiling their reports.

725

Jul 12th 2011, 5:09 PM

# Roscommon

FG faces councillor revolt as Roscommon A&E shuts down

Two councillors quit Fine Gael over the Roscommon downgrade, as Kenny admits: Yes, I promised to keep services.

1.4k

Jul 11th 2011, 11:44 AM

# Poll

Poll: Should politicians be held accountable for election promises?

Last February, Enda Kenny pledged to “protect and defend” the Roscommon A&E. With the emergency services at the hospital closing tomorrow, we ask: should politicians be held accountable for election promises?

5.3k

Jul 10th 2011, 2:50 PM