There were 7,420 episodes of restrictive practices reported in 2017 and 7,464 in 2018.

HSE CEO Paul Reid has blamed the overspend so far this year on operational services, including for residential services for those with intellectual disabilities, emergency hospital care as well as an ageing population.

According to figures obtained by Fianna Fáil relating to 26 counties, there are just 74 acute beds available for children nationwide.

A pest control company called to Áras Attracta more than 70 times in the past three years, tackling infestations of rodents in residential bungalows, stores, and workshops at the care centre.

Little Michael regularly wakes up at three o’clock in the morning. He’ll jump out of his bed and race, shouting, into the rooms of his brother and sister, dragging them from their beds, pulling off their pyjamas.

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University Hospital Limerick has said it is transferring patients to hospitals in Clare and Tipperary because of a spike in patients attending the Emergency Department.

Cho Seung-Hui walked into a Virginia gun shop five weeks ago, put down a credit card and walked out with a Glock 19 handgun and a box of ammunition. He paid $572 (€421).