Hiqa conducts inspection of overcrowded Limerick A&E

Inspectors 'looked specifically at the arrangements that are in place ahead of the bank holiday'

The emergency department at University Hospital Limerick is regularly the worst impacted by overcrowding in the country. Picture: David Raleigh

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has carried out an unannounced inspection of the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick amid concerns about persistent overcrowding. 

Hospital management has been engaging with Hiqa in recent months to try and address the overcrowding in the emergency department.