Gardaí rostered at Cork hospital due to violence towards staff

Gardaí now patrol Mercy University Hospital in Cork as part of a new scheme to deter violence against staff

The pilot policing programme has been devised by the Mercy University Hospital CEO and security manager along with a senior member of An Garda Síochána. File picture: Dan Linehan

Gardaí are being rostered to do shifts at a Cork City hospital due to escalating levels of violence towards frontline staff.

Officers have begun working shifts at the Mercy University Hospital as part of a pilot scheme devised by hospital chief executive Margaret McKiernan, its security manager, and a senior member of An Garda Síochána.