HSE says hospitals already 'extremely busy'

Anyone who is injured or feeling unwell this long weekend is being urged to consider a pharmacy, out of hours GP or injury clinic as their first port-of-call. The HSE says hospitals are already 'extremely busy', and it wants people to stay away unless absolutely necessary. However its stressing that anyone who does present to the Emergency Department in Sligo or Letterkenny over Easter will be seen and treated, with those most ill and urgent cases being prioritised for care. Sinn Fein Health spokesperson David Cullinane more money for healthcare, and an end to the HSE recruitment freeze are urgently needed: