Nationally, just under 107,000 adverse incidents happened in hospitals across the country last year, an increase from the 2021 figure of 95,696.

People are being asked to attend GPs and pharmacies where possible.

Doctor and commentator Prof. Bill Tormey has joined the Irish Cancer Society in calling for the abolition of hospital parking charges for cancer patients and others at the same time as new figures show Monaghan General Hospital lifted €474k in parking revenue last year.

The incident occurred on the R191 at Relagh Beg, Co. Cavan

According to Gardaí, an investigation in relation to the incident is ongoing at this time.

The consultant was suspended from his job in August 2022.

'It's important for people to realise that the memory of their loved ones can carry on through organ donation'