The wait times at the emergency department in the Mercy University Hospital must be treated as a city wide issue.
That's according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
It comes after the hospital called for patients to consider other care services before presenting at the ED.
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We could be facing more power blackouts in the future.
Eirgrid says there is a 'challenging outlook' for Ireland's electricity supply in the next ten years with demand outstripping supply capacity.
It's also predicting data centres will account for almost 30 per cent of our electricity demand by 2031.
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The man killed in a stabbing incident at a Kerry funeral yesterday has been named locally.
Thomas Dooley, aged in his 40s, died during an attack at a cemetery in Tralee while his wife, Siobhán, was seriously injured.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses or anyone with camera footage to come forward.
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Talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol and other Brexit related issues are set to get underway today.
Negotiators from the EU and UK are expected to meet for the first time since February for technical talks.
It comes after a thawing of relations between Ireland and Britain with Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney set to meet his British counterpart James Cleverly later.
