Taoiseach Acknowledges Ennis Hospital Part Of Solution To UHL Overcrowding

The Taoiseach says part of the solution to the overcrowding crisis at the region's main hospital is greater use of facilities in Ennis and Nenagh. University Hospital Limerick has come into sharp focus once again, following record-breaking trolley numbers earlier this week. It's understood surgeries in Ennis and St John's have been cancelled today, due to a surge in attendances in Dooradoyle, with those affected notified by the hospitals. Scariff Deputy Michael McNamara informed the Dáil earlier today that the move was made without the surgical teams in Ennis being informed and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says this wouldn't normally be the case.