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<p>In a week of further confusion, Peter Lunn of the ESRI said there had been a substantial shift in public sentiment, which was now clearly in favour of more restrictions. File picture: Colin Keegan/Collins</p>

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Alison O'Connor: I have a horrible sense that the wrong choices were made this week

Peter Lunn reckons the Irish public want further restrictions to protect us against Covid. He, and they, may well be right

<p>47 people were receiving treatment in ICUs on Tuesday night – an increase of just one from Monday evening’s figure. File Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire</p>

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Number of Covid-19 patients in hospital falls to four-month low

<p>Ireland has 286 ICU beds, with a coronavirus surge capacity of up to about 350 to serve a population of more than 4.9m, leaving health experts worried.</p>

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Covid patients 'experience PTSD-like flashbacks after ICU treatment'

HSE Winter Plan: €600m to be spent to 'protect' hospitals

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HSE Winter Plan: €600m to be spent to 'protect' hospitals

Intensive care still seeing 'constant trickle' of Covid patients but 'nothing near' the peak

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Intensive care still seeing 'constant trickle' of Covid patients but 'nothing near' the peak

Downing Street: Boris Johnson out of intensive care

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Downing Street: Boris Johnson out of intensive care

Concerns over staffing as Mater Hospital reveal intensive care unit full

Concerns over staffing as Mater Hospital reveal intensive care unit full

The Director of Critical Care Medicine in Dublin's Mater Hospital, Dr Colman O’Loughlin, has revealed that the ICU there is full.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

30% drop in alcohol-related admissions to Dublin hospital

30% drop in alcohol-related admissions to Dublin hospital

One of the country’s busiest hospitals has seen a 30% drop in the number of alcohol-related admissions to its intensive care unit.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2015