Eight people exposed to 'chemical agent' at Limerick college are isolated in hospital

Technological University of the Shannon's main building was evacuated at about 11am as 'complaints of a possible irritant in the air' were investigated

A source said some of those brought to the hospital by ambulance complained of 'burning throats and watery eyes' after it appeared they had been exposed to an invisible irritant at TUS.

Eight people who may have been exposed to a “chemical agent” at the Technological University of the Shannon in Moylish, Limerick, were kept under observation and separated from other patients at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).

A total of nine people, including TUS students and staff, are understood to have suffered irritations to their eyes and a burning sensation in their throat leading to the evacuation of part of the campus at 11am on Wednesday.