Today’s Top Stories
Beaumont Hospital asks public not to attend emergency department – RTE.ie
Beaumont Hospital in Dublin has appealed to people not to attend its emergency department as the number of patients waiting on trolleys continues to rise.
Number of pharmacy graduates doubles but dentistry hits a slump – Irish Independent
Ireland has the third highest ratio of pharmacists in the EU with 114 pharmacists per 100,000 people while the number of pharmacy graduates has nearly doubled over the 10-year period between 2003 and 2013.
Over 1,000 students to exhibit projects at RDS – RTE.ie
The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition opens at the RDS in Dublin today with over 1,000 students displaying projects.
Nurses to strike in seven hospital A&Es next week – The Irish Times
Nurses are to stage rolling two-hour work stoppages in seven hospital emergency departments on Thursday of next week.
Jump in patients treated on trolleys across hospitals – Irish Independent
The numbers on trolleys across the country rose yesterday to almost 500 with emergency departments suffering serious overcrowding.