Large crowds expected to attend protest march over UHL crisis
SEVERAL thousand people are expected to attend a protest march in Limerick city this Saturday to highlight their anger and frustration over the overcrowding crisis at UHL.
Organised in conjunction with the Mid West Hospital Campaign, the protest will get underway at 11am outside City Hall at Merchant’s Quay in the city centre.
From there it will proceed through the city centre via Patrick Street, O'Connell Street, Lower Mallow Street and Henry Street to Arthur’s Quay, where there will be a rally and a number of speeches.
The organisers have asked that the protest remains non-political and no political banners or speeches will be allowed.
Staff from the Limerick Leader / Limerick Live will be out in force at the demonstration, as we recognise the impact the conditions at UHL are having on the whole region.
We implore all our readers to join us, and believe it represents an opportunity for business leaders, community groups, sporting organisations and charities to unite behind something which impacts us all.
Mike Daly, the man who has organised what he’s calling ‘the people’s protest’, said it was the death of a teenage girl following a wait of at least 13 hours in the ED last month which forced him into action.
“My stomach turned when I heard about it. The whole idea a young girl can pass away due to waiting times – you wouldn’t see it anywhere in the world. I was just so disgusted,” said Mr Daly, whose own father Mike Sr died in the hospital in 2010.
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