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LISTEN BACK: Suicidal people waiting nine hours for assessment in A&E

Nov 21, 2025 22:45
By Eoghan Murphy
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LISTEN BACK: Suicidal people waiting nine hours for assessment in A&E

A local GP says suicidal young people have had to wait up to nine hours in emergency departments for an assessment.

Roscommon-Galway TD Martin Daly, from Fianna Fáil, said there's been a tsunami of mental health issues since the Covid pandemic.

He was speaking in the Dáil yesterday.

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Eoghan Murphy has been speaking to him about the cause of the problem today:

Anyone affected by that interview can contact the Samaritans on 116 123.

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