THE PEOPLE of Limerick city and county have battened down the hatches as Storm Barra roars in over Munster this morning. An orange wind warning for Limeric.
WITH Storm Barra expected to make its presence felt increasingly throughout the day, a wide range of services in Clare have been cancelled or curtailed.
Clare residents are being warned of a ‘significant danger to life’ as Storm Barra makes landfall. An orange weather warning is currently in place for this county and Met Éireann has issued a red warning which will come into effect at 4pm and last until 1am on tomorrow morning. More than 1,600 homes and businesses in Clare […]
A record-breaking 91 people have been left waiting for beds at the region’s main hospital today. The latest figures from nurses union, the INMO show 54 people were waiting on trolleys in the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick this morning, with a further 37 accommodated on wards. It’s the highest ever number recorded in […]
It’s claimed the Medical Assessment Unit in Nenagh General Hospital is not working to its potential due to staffing problems. As a result the 35 GPs in North Tipp are having to send patients to the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick. Deputy Jackie Cahill says he has been contacted by a number of local […]