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Renewed Concern About Dooradoyle Overcrowding

Nursing representatives at the Midwest’s Accident and Emergency Unit say the facility is unsafe this afternoon due to high levels of overcrowding.

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42 patients were on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick this morning, the highest figure of any Irish hospital, according to daily trolley watch figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

The HSE is blaming a flu outbreak, which has also led to visiting restrictions at Limerick Maternity Hospital.

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