Latest Covid 19 news from Limerick
Tanaiste says reopening emergency departments won’t solve Limerick hospital overcrowding
THE reopening of emergency departments at St John's, Nenagh and Ennis Hospitals, which was the main demand of 11,000 marchers in Limerick City on...
Limerick health officials want children to get flu vaccine before January 23 expiration date
WITH the current supply of the children's nasal-spray flu vaccines due to expire on January 23, Limerick public health officials are urging parents and...
Rise in RSV infections leads to call for mandatory mask-wearing
WITH a surge in viruses recorded in the mid-west region where people are being treated for more than one infection, the Irish Nurses and...
Limerick health officials look to vaccines to halt spread of flu
LIMERICK public health officials have warned that the region is experiencing levels of flu not seen in many years, and urged people, particularly children,...
Limerick out-of-hours doctor service dealing with one patient every minute
THE out-of-hours GP service that serves Limerick City and County has warned that callers will likely face delays and difficulties accessing its phone lines...
‘Major internal incident’ declared over patient numbers at Limerick hospital
RECORD high attendances at the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) over recent days have led hospital management to declare what they term...
€12,000 to operate Traveller Christmas clinic in Limerick town
THE Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed that a triage clinic that has been set up in Rathkeale to meet a surge in the...
Non-elective surgery and outpatient diagnostics cancelled at Limerick Hospital
RECORD high attendances at the University Hospital Limerick (UHL) emergency department has resulted in the cancellation of all non-elective surgery and outpatient diagnostics at...
Limerick at risk of deadly measles outbreak
HEALTH experts have warned that the Limerick region is at risk of a potentially deadly measles outbreak because it has the lowest take up...
Limerick man is new HSE boss
A COUNTY Limerick man has been appointed chief executive of the Health Service Executive (HSE), in succession to Paul Reid who resigned from the...