HSE chief: Beacon vaccines saga 'a real body blow' 

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has asked the HSE to suspend vaccinations at Beacon Hospital in Dublin, with the exception of already scheduled appointments. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

HSE chief executive Paul Reid has said the decision by Beacon Hospital to give Covid-19 vaccines to teachers and creche staff is “ a real body blow to all of us”. 

For his part, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said the board of the hospital should ensure those responsible "are held to account".