The Taoiseach said there was ‘absolutely a need for more bed capacity’ in the area.

The Health Minister said reforms suggested for UHL had not been fully implemented because the hospital was ‘firefighting’ all the time.

A man and woman, both aged in their 20s, were seriously injured in a single-vehicle collision in Co Limerick on Tuesday evening

University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded hospital in the State on Monday morning, with 105 patients there waiting on trolleys

Father of three Colm O’Mahony died at University Hospital Limeick in 2020 after being admitted with severe acute necrotising pancreatitis

The INMO's daily update said 351 patients were waiting in emergency departments, while 89 were in wards elsewhere in hospitals

A second inquest into the death of father of six Michael Daly (64) returned a verdict of medical misadventure

The most overcrowded hospital on Tuesday morning was University Hospital Limerick

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

The infant was pronounced dead at University Hospital Limerick

Figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected by overcrowding, with 106 patients on trolleys.

There are 424 admitted patients waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch

The Sinn Féin leader made her comments during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil

Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney said tackling resourcing at the hospital is a ‘priority’ for the Government

Of the 150 people waiting for beds at UHL, 65 were in the Emergency Department and 85 were in wards elsewhere in the hospital

Eve Cleary (21) died hours after she was discharged from University Hospital Limerick in July 2019

Eve Cleary, from Corbally, Limerick, was in UHL for a significant period of time and on a hospital trolley

Aoife Johnston died in December 2022 after waiting 12 hours in University Hospital Limerick’s Emergency Department

A solicitor for the family said that they are ‘haunted’ by their memories of them calling for Aoife Johnston to be seen.

A damning internal review of the circumstances of the death of Aoife Johnston, (16), from Shannon, Co Clare, was provided to her family last week, it emerged on Sunday.

The incident occurred at Ballymaley on the outskirts of Ennis at around 10.30pm