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Extra beds at St John’s as University Hospital Limerick problems mount

AS the overcrowding crisis in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) intensifies, it has emerged extra beds in St John’s Hospital are to be reopened. The news, confirmed by Health Minister Simon Harris this week, comes amid increasing overcrowding ...

13 Dec 2019 at 22:00

Local News

75 people on trolleys at Limerick hospital as Christmas week begins

THERE are 75 people waiting on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick this Monday morning. According to the morning report published by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation there are 66 patients on trolleys in the emergency department ...

21 Dec 2020 at 12:16

Health

Trolley numbers at University Hospital Limerick at highest level in the country

THERE has been a sharp increase in overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick this Monday. According to figures provided by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there are 67 patients on trolleys in the emergency department and on ...

14 May 2018 at 14:03

Health

‘No official invite’ for Health Minister as Limerick trolley crisis continues

THE DEPARTMENT of Health has indicated that Minister for Health Simon Harris has no plans yet to visit the country’s worst overcrowded hospital, as the trolley crisis at University Hospital Limerick continues to soar. According to Irish ...

27 Mar 2018 at 12:07

Health

Limerick TDs call for urgent action over 'frightening' trolley crisis

LIMERICK TDs have called for urgent and immediate action to tackle University Hospital Limerick’s worsening trolley crisis, after overcrowding reached an all-time high this week. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation ...

13 Mar 2018 at 11:36

Health

University Hospital Limerick to commence enabling works for crucial 60-bed block

ENABLING works are due to commence for the crucial 60-bed modular block at University Hospital Limerick next week. This comes after the HSE announced earlier this month that UHL was to receive €2m for the delivery of enabling works ...

22 Mar 2019 at 17:53

Local News

'Incredible level of overcrowding': 1,003 patients on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick had the highest rate of patients on trolleys in the country during the worst ever month for overcrowding, new figures show. According to a monthly report by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, ...

03 Feb 2018 at 20:38

Business

'Disgust' at overcrowding 'crisis' at University Hospital Limerick amid virus outbreak

UNIVERSITY Hospital Limerick is enduring the worst rate of overcrowding this Wednesday morning, with more than double the patient numbers than any other hospital in the country. According to figures published by the Irish Nurses ...

29 Nov 2017 at 13:33

Community

Public urged to attend Limerick emergency department if 'worried your life is at risk'

THE UL Hospitals Group has urged the public to keep the emergency department “for patients who need them most”, amid major overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick. It has, however, urged people who are “worried your life ...

19 Dec 2017 at 13:38

Politics

Staff member claims 'one attendant providing food for 90 patients' in Limerick emergency department

A STAFF member at University Hospital Limerick contacted a TD this week, claiming that just one attendant was feeding more than 90 patients over a four-day period in the emergency department, Dail Eireann heard this ...

26 Sept 2018 at 18:18

National News

'The system is totally overwhelmed'- January breaks record for overcrowding in hospitals

The Irish Nurses and Midwifery Organisation has stated that over 13,972 people have been treated in hospitals without a bed this month, making it the highest month ever recorded for trolley figures. This figure was ...

01 Feb 2025 at 12:56

Community

81-year-old Alzheimer's patient on trolley at Limerick hospital for 33 hours

A LIMERICK daughter has written an emotionally-charged letter to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar after her 81 year-old mother who has Alzheimer's was left on a trolley for over 30 hours in University Hospital Limerick. The ...

14 Aug 2017 at 18:04

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