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# Overcrowded

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'Rogue landlords' should face tougher sanctions and even jail, Dáil hears
A Sinn Féin motion was passed unopposed by TDs last night.
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Nov 8th 2017, 8:13 AM
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At least 22 girls dead as fire ravages youth shelter in Guatemala
Distraught relatives are waiting outside a fence into the facility asking workers to tell them what happened to them.
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Mar 9th 2017, 8:19 AM
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Tour groups must book visits to English Market or 'traders could be in jeopardy'
The English Market, a fresh food venue and meeting place, is over 200 years old.
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Feb 24th 2017, 2:27 PM
# packed
Elderly woman spends 30 hours on a chair before being moved to trolley at Beaumont
Hospitals are also reporting a surge in people presenting with flu-like symptoms.
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Jan 22nd 2016, 8:57 PM
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Union wants Beaumont Hospital to go off call as 41 people are on trolleys
The INMO is calling for the department to go off call to bring the situation back under control.
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Oct 22nd 2015, 8:25 PM
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HSE: Don't come to Mullingar hospital ED unless absolutely necessary
The hospital said it needs the facilities it has to deal with any emergencies that might arise later this evening.
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Jan 4th 2015, 2:40 PM
# beaumont crisis
Leo says he'll get a plan to sort out 'chronic' hospital overcrowding
Health Minister Leo Varadkar says he expects the situation in Beaumont to ease this week — but nurses want an ‘emergency’ declared.
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Dec 15th 2014, 5:53 PM
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Over 90% of the beds in Irish prisons are taken
Annual reports from five prison visiting committees were published today.
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Aug 18th 2014, 7:19 PM
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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.
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Aug 8th 2014, 8:15 AM
# full capacity
Limerick prison still 'chronically overcrowded' despite report signalling improvements
Today Minister Shatter said a new wing in the prison will be built with capacity for 100 male and 50 female prisoners.
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Mar 5th 2014, 8:10 PM
# Russia
Divers work round the clock searching for over 100 missing in the Volga
Dozens of children are feared dead after a tourist boat sank in Russia. There are reports that the ship was overcrowded when it ran into a sudden storm.
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Jul 11th 2011, 10:58 AM