A deep dive into the Government's solution to UHL's overcrowding crisis

The Government seems to have finally recognised there is an overcrowding crisis at University Hospital Limerick, but will they follow through on their plans to resolve the situation in the Mid-West?

Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill plans to expand University Hospital Limerick. File picture: Dan Linehan

This week saw a complete about-turn in Government attitudes to health services in the Mid-West, with a long-awaited and welcomed recognition of shortages behind the crisis.

What has been announced, and why is this so significant?