Ill mother left in hospital storage room for 3 days

A seriously ill mother who has been in remission from cancer for nine weeks was left in a storage room at a leading hospital for three days because bed shortages meant there was nowhere else to put her.

Charlene Lynch said the situation, which occurred at James Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, West Dublin, over the weekend, left her feeling “like a dog”.

Speaking to a national newspaper yesterday, the 27-year-old mother of one from Mulhuddart said she attended her local hospital late last week for emergency foot surgery.