Overall, 499 admitted patients were waiting for beds in Irish hospitals on Thursday morning.

Gardaí have appealed for information about the incident on Friday

The inquest heard New Beginnings residential care centre in Newbridge, Co Kildare, had continued to support Shane by providing staff to assist TUH and Shane’s father, Donal Lunny (pictured), with 24/7 supervision of him after his admission to the hospital.

The inquest heard Sinead O'Connor, who died suddenly just 18 months later in London, had formally identified her son’s body to gardaí at the mortuary in St Colmcille’s Hospital in Loughlinstown on January 8th, 2022.

The inquest heard Erin Dennis had spent a total of 43 hours and 38 minutes in Tallaght University Hospital's emergency department

84 patients are waiting for beds in University Hospital Limerick, with 36 of these in the emergency department and 48 in wards elsewhere.

Following the incident, a male (aged in his 20s) was conveyed to Tallaght University Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

At University Hospital Limerick, 85 patients are waiting for beds. 43 of these are in the emergency department, with 42 in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

Gardaí in Crumlin have arrested one man following a stabbing incident in Ballymount, Dublin 12 on Wednesday evening

An inquest at Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard evidence by several nursing staff at TUH that the emergency department was experiencing significant overcrowding and understaffing at the time

305 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 118 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The INMO (Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation) Trolley Watch figures show 191 patients were waiting in emergency departments, while 58 were in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

A man, aged in his 30s, is in a serious condition in hospital following an assault in Tallaght, Dublin, on Sunday afternoon

It happened at the junction between the Nangor Road and Willow Road, shortly after 9pm last night.

Of the 545 patients waiting for a hospital bed on Wednesday morning, 115 were in University Hospital Limerick

Internal records said Tallaght University Hospital was dealing with a 'very active and resistant outbreak'

A motorcyclist, aged in his 20s, is in critical condition following a collision with a car in Co Kildare on Friday evening