21 operations cancelled as light bulb dispute intensifies

ELEVEN operations were cancelled yesterday as the light bulb dispute between health managers and electricians escalated.

21 operations cancelled as light bulb dispute intensifies

A further 10 were cancelled late last night.

Clinicians at Kerry General Hospital in Tralee deemed it unsafe to proceed with an elective, or planned, ear, nose and throat operation without guarantees from electricians that they would respond in the event of an emergency.

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