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'Innovative' inter-agency project set up to identify 'locations for suicidal behaviour' in Limerick

A GROUP of agencies in Limerick have developed an “innovative” data analysis project that has allowed them to identify “frequently used locations for suicidal behaviour” in Limerick. Details of the pilot initiative were noted in annual report, ...

29 Jan 2019 at 09:00

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University Hospital Limerick patient claims she was ‘badgered’ into procedure without sedation

A PATIENT has accused University Hospital Limerick staff of “controlled calculated abuse”, claiming she was “badgered” into undergoing a procedure “without any sedation at all”. Parteen native Sinead Johnson, who lives in Ballybunion, wrote a ...

10 Dec 2018 at 18:57

Health

BREAKING: HSE launches investigation into gastro-enteritis outbreak after Limerick camogie matches

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into an outbreak of gastro-enteritis among a number of senior and junior camogie players who played in County Limerick at the weekend. This follows reports of a number of senior players from the Limerick ...

04 Jul 2019 at 17:53

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University Hospital Limerick cancer patient and vaccine campaigner, 26, passes away

TRIBUTES have been paid to an inspirational University Hospital Limerick cervical cancer patient and vaccine campaigner who passed away this Wednesday at the age of 26. Laura Brennan, who fronted a World Health Organisation campaign on ...

20 Mar 2019 at 18:46

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Clarity sought over plans for 60-bed unit at UHL

A LACK of clarity over the crucial 60-bed block at University Hospital Limerick has “caused great frustration in the Mid-West”, a TD has said in Dail Eireann. Dr Michael Harty TD, who represents Clare, called on Minister for Health ...

14 Feb 2019 at 05:58

Health

HSE advises Limerick city residents to not drink water due to high aluminium levels

FORTY households in Limerick city have been urged not to drink water in their homes due to an excessive level of aluminium, authorities have warned. Leaflets were sent to a households in the Rosbrien area on Friday night, urging ...

01 Sept 2018 at 15:57

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HSE staff in Limerick received ‘death threats’ in aftermath of CervicalCheck scandal

THE EXPERT who investigated the CervicalCheck scandal said he was “horrified” to hear that HSE staff in Limerick were “subject to death threats and that one person had been spat on in public”. Dr Gabriel Scally, the medical ...

27 Oct 2018 at 22:00

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Measles outbreak worsens in Limerick after SOS sent to 2,500 homes

ONE of Limerick’s most challenging measles outbreaks in recent years continues to worsen, 13 weeks after the first case was detected in the city. The outbreak, which was first announced by the HSE on January 16, has risen ...

28 Mar 2018 at 15:53

Health

Limerick without early intervention child psychologist for almost a year

A CRUCIAL early intervention centre in Limerick will be without a child psychologist for 11 months until a vacancy is filled this April, the HSE has indicated. This is due to the “unexpected” resignation of a locum ...

02 Apr 2018 at 08:00

Health

HSE contacts 2,500 families in bid to tackle measles outbreak in Limerick

MORE than 2,500 families in Limerick and the Mid-West had children who were not registered as having the MMR vaccine to prevent measles, the HSE said this Monday. This comes as Limerick city faces one of its most ...

26 Mar 2018 at 15:43

Health

University Hospital Limerick's visitor restrictions remain in place months after flu outbreak

STRICT visitor restrictions remain in place at University Hospital Limerick, four months after the major flu outbreak in the region. A spokesperson for the UL Hospitals Group stated this Tuesday evening that ...

03 Apr 2018 at 18:10

Health

Measles outbreak in Limerick continues to worsen after four months

THE HSE has confirmed that there are now 28 cases of measles in the Mid-West region, the majority of which are in Limerick city. This week marks the fourth month since the measles outbreak was first ...

11 Apr 2018 at 15:12

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