Organisation: University Maternity Hospital

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Four people being treated for Covid-19 in Limerick released from hospital

The two males and two females had tested positive for the virus earlier this month but were given the all clear a number of days ago, it has emerged.

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Coronavirus: Visitor restrictions at more than 20 hopsitals

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There shouldn’t have to be scandals before we get political action

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National Breastfeeding Week: Mama’s mission to double up

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MORNING BULLETIN: First baby of 2018 born in Limerick, Status Yellow wind warning issued for seven counties

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2018's first baby born in Limerick

New Year delight as Limerick mum delivers son on kitchen floor

Limerick mother Aine Laffan cooked up a New Year’s Day storm in her kitchen as she delivered her son Odhran on the kitchen floor.

Mon, 02 Jan, 2017

Baby boxes aim to reduce cot deaths

A Scandinavian baby care concept which has dramatically reduced infant mortalities such as cot deaths in Finland was introduced to Irish mothers-to-be yesterday.

Sat, 24 Sep, 2016

INMO members to discuss industrial action at hospital in Limerick

INMO members at the University Maternity Hospital in Limerick are expected to meet today to consider a ballot for industrial action.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

Your Thursday lunchtime catch-up

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Baby Scandals: Taxis used to transfer sick babies from hospital

Three very sick babies, one less than a week old, had to be transferred between hospitals in the back of a taxi, the HSE admitted last night.

Thu, 14 May, 2015

Karen Buckley: ‘A guest in our city who will never go home’

Tributes poured in for Cork student Karen Buckley after her body was found on a farm in north Glasgow.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2015

A day yule remember forever, mother

There could well be birthday candles on the Christmas cake in Rachel Harte’s house from now on — as a happy reminder of the dramatic roadside birth of her baby girl Sienna on Christmas Day.

Sat, 27 Dec, 2014

Limerick hospital group facing €18.5m overrun

Increased spending on agency staff and the provision of 41 extra acute beds in Limerick hospitals have been cited as some of the main factors contributing to a €18.5m overspend in a Mid-West group of hospitals.

Fri, 26 Sep, 2014

Feeding four a marathon routine

Baby feed time at the Slattery household in Caherconlish is a marathon routine.

Thu, 17 Jul, 2014

Calls for second emergency department in Mid-West amid ‘chaos’

A leading clinical director believes a second emergency department would be beneficial for the Mid-West region in the wake of claims that University Hospital Limerick is in “chaos”.

Sat, 08 Feb, 2014

Hope arrives for couple who endured seven miscarriages and loss of baby

Baby Ellianna Hope Marie Thompson lives up to her name in a very special way.

Fri, 15 Nov, 2013

‘The maximum shift any doctor should work is 24 hours’

Junior doctors came off gruelling shifts to walk the picket lines outside hospitals across Ireland yesterday.

Wed, 09 Oct, 2013

Vomiting bug forces visitor restrictions at several hospitals

Strict visitor restrictions are in place at a number of hospitals across the country due to outbreaks of the vomiting bug.

Fri, 12 Feb, 2010

Special deliveries help ring in the new year

AS new year revellers sang Auld Lang Syne and pledged resolutions, more serene and joyous celebrations took place in hospitals all across the country.

Fri, 02 Jan, 2009

Christmas joy as babies make their first appearance

THE best Christmas presents were still wrapped yesterday — in swaddling clothes and baby grows.

Sat, 27 Dec, 2008

€75m maternity hospital to open its doors

CORK’S €75 million new maternity hospital will be officially opened tomorrow by Minister for Health Mary Harney.

Thu, 20 Sep, 2007