News - Portiuncula
Department defends mental health roll-out
Sligo University, Portiuncula and Mullingar hospitals were not included in the list.
Jul 9, 2026 13:07
Local hospital overcrowding continues
The INMO's latest trolley watch report has been published.
Jun 18, 2026 10:56
60 patients on trolleys at local hospitals
That's according to the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
May 12, 2026 13:24
37 patients stranded on trolleys at Sligo hospital today
There were three patients waiting at Portiuncula and two in the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar.
Jan 23, 2026 13:56
55 admitted patients stranded on trolleys in Sligo hospital
Wednesday's figures show there 55 patients waiting in Sligo University Hospital.
Jan 21, 2026 13:51
Over 400 patients waiting over 18 months for treatment at local hospitals
The most recent report from the National Treatment Purchase Fund reveals just under 4,800 inpatients were on the waiting list as of the end of October.
Nov 16, 2025 09:27
40,000 hospital appointments cancelled in local hospitals
Just over 13,000 were cancelled by Mullingar Hospital from 2020 to 2025.
Nov 4, 2025 13:14
HSE denies Ballinasloe maternity staff being 'scapegoated'
The HSE has confirmed the number of cases of care currently under review has risen to 12, following another case of an infant who suffered a loss of blood or oxygen to the brain and a stillbirth.
Sep 24, 2025 11:57
Two new reviews ordered at Portiuncula maternity unit
In July, it was announced that no high-risk mothers would be seen by their maternity services anymore.
Sep 24, 2025 09:18
Hundreds expected to attend protest over Portiuncula maternity services
The HSE says no high-risk mothers can have their babies in Portiuncula University Hospital, in the long-term.
Aug 16, 2025 08:25
HSE confirms no high risk mothers can have babies in Portiuncula in the long-term
The update comes as reviews into maternity care at the local hospital continue.
Jul 10, 2025 11:37
INMO figures show local emergency departments under pressure this morning
University Hospital Limerick accounts for the largest number of people on beds.
Apr 28, 2025 11:12
Maternity reviews underway at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinalsoe
The HSE says the review is an additional measure to make maternity services at the hospital as safe as possible.
Jan 28, 2025 15:23
Portiuncula under pressure today as 31 people waiting for beds
Local hospitals have been seeing a massive spike in people attending with flu and other respiratory conditions over the winter period.
Jan 13, 2025 11:32Shannonside Newsletter
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