Harney under fire over A&E bedlam

HEALTH Minister Mary Harney was yesterday accused of presiding over “absolute bedlam” as nurses protested around the country over the A&E crisis and the soaring number of patients on trolleys.

The Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) said the Tánaiste’s 10-point plan to tackle A&E overcrowding, revealed six months ago, was a failure.

The organisation also accused the Government of repeatedly failing to listen to pleas for more beds.