Gardai launch probe as Mater Hospital worker assaulted on bank holiday weekend

The incident happened at 3:10am last Friday, with DublinLive reporting that the worker was doing their job in the emergency department.READ MORE: Man in his 20s arrested in murder probe as family pay tribute to Sandra Boyd35 people are waiting on trolleys in the Dublin hospital as of Tuesday morning.

INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said: "We have seen a 15% increase of patients on trolleys in the last 24 hours with 660 patients for whom there are no beds. "A range of measures must be taken now in the short to medium term including the curtailment of all non-emergency, elective care and the reintroduction of mask wearing in crowded and indoor settings.

Only last week, the Mater were forced to ask the public to avoid its Emergency Department where possible as they cope with a Covid surge.

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