Cléire Island’s Healthcare Crisis | Belfast News

Islanders of Cléire, off west Cork’s coast, are sounding the alarm as a decade-long healthcare crisis reaches breaking point—no nurses on the island for months, 13 medical evacuations this year with none receiving immediate care, and three sudden deaths—all while ferry trips to mainland hospitals stretch emergency response. With summer’s worst coverage yet and thousands of visitors arriving, locals demand a permanent public health nurse, emergency protocols, and equal access to care, as HSE admits recruitment efforts are ongoing but gaps remain deadly.

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