A&E crisis - Tánaiste must honour her promise

OF the many ailments afflicting Ireland’s health service, the malaise in accident and emergency departments at the nation’s hospitals is by far the worst.

Understaffed and overcrowded, the A&E service is characterised by the spectacle of people lying on trolleys for days on end waiting for beds.

At the frontline of medical treatment, it is the area where all the problems of the health service come to a head.