Nearly 10,000 patients walked away from emergency departments in May, without finishing their treatment.
It's one in every 13 patients who presented at an ED during the month.
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Gardaí have advised people attending the Elton John concert tonight to respect the area around Páirc Ui Chaoimh
They have reminded concert goers that it is a residential and commercial area, and that plenty of bins and public toilets will be available
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Top public servants earning over 150,000 euro a year will get pay rises of up to 15 per cent today.
It affects 4,000 people, including judges and hospital consultants.
It's the last phase of the reversal of pay cuts from the economic crash.
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At least 17 civilians have died after a rocket strike hit a residential building in the region of Odesa in the south of Ukraine.
31 people, including three children, were injured in the attack which partially destroyed an apartment block.
