Jerry speaks to Sinn Féin councillor Deirdre Ferris about reports that the party decided not to take part in a non-party political gathering to mark the centenary of the Ballyseedy Massacre after they were told that Mary Lou McDonald could not speak at the event. In the second part of the interview, Jerry speaks to Cllr Ferris about yesterday’s report by HIQA, the health watchdog. The Health Information and Quality Authority found that the emergency department of University Hospital Kerry was grossly overcrowded and understaffed. Jerry also speaks to Cllr Michael Cahill about concerns over UHK. At the meeting of Kerry County Council on Monday, Cllr Ferris called for an external review of the hospital.

HIQA has found that the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry to be grossly overcrowded and understaffed. The Health Information and Quality Authority was also concerned with the apparent delay in fully implementing the learning and recommendations from the look-back of radiology services carried out in 2018, and the potential for patient safety risk associated with this delay. Jerry speaks to HIQA’s director of healthcare regulation, Seán Egan.