UHL plan to offer 'soul-destroying' late-night dialysis raises questions about promised unit in Ennis

Irish Kidney Association spokeswoman Gwen O’Donoghue said: 'The reality is that day-time dialysis is more humane.'

Last year 2,502 patients were on dialysis nationally and only 305 could receive this at home. File photo/Gero Breloer

A plan to offer dialysis to end-stage kidney disease patients late into the night in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has been sharply criticised by the Irish Kidney Association (IKA).

Questions have also been raised about a long-promised new dialysis unit in Ennis with a tender offered as far back as September but not yet awarded.