The worst affected facility is again University Hospital Limerick where there are 68 people awaiting beds, four more than yesterday.

It’s a bright and breezy name for a fundraising campaign, but the deeper message behind Temple St Children’s Hospital Lemonade & Lollipops appeal is that your generosity can help transform little lives like Ellie Phillips.

A mother’s instinct has been credited with saving her little girl’s life after she rushed her to hospital in the middle of the night when she spotted an unusual strawberry-coloured mark on her side.

A hospital charity fundraising to refurbish one of the country’s largest children’s wards has received a major shot in the arm.