March for Limerick! Thousands march through Limerick city for UHL protest

January 25, 2023 14:50

The UHL Protest was organised by the MidWest Hospital Campaign, along with Friends of Ennis Hospital and groups from Nenagh

Gardai say over 11,000 people marched through Limerick city’s main thoroughfare Saturday, January 21 to highlight hospital overcrowding and delays in the Midwest region.

“LISTEN UP HSE, give us back our A&Es,” people chanted, as they voiced their anger and concerns over the deplorable conditions at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) in what is believed to have been the largest-ever health protest in Limerick city.

Organised by the MidWest Hospital Campaign, along with Friends of Ennis Hospital and groups from Nenagh, the common goal of the protest was the reopening of the emergency departments in St John’s Hospital, Nenagh and Ennis.

Protests are also taking place outside Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Kerry in Tralee this Saturday as well as at hospitals in Galway, Letterkenny, and other sites where patients have faced long delays this winter.

More at https://www.ilovelimerick.ie/uhl-protest-2/