The man was treated at the scene and brought by ambulance to University Hospital Kerry, but he's since been taken to Cork University Hospital where his injuries are serious.

A letter of apology from the hospital was read to the High Court on Tuesday as his family settled for €300,000 an action over the death of Mr Ferris on his 58th birthday.

Liam Mitchell was 61-years-old when he died at University Hospital Kerry and had been living in Kerry for over three years after moving here from Canada.

The condition of mother and grandmother Helen Fitzgerald from Tralee, Co Kerry, deteriorated, and she died in hospital on June 2nd, 2018

The young man, who cannot be identified by order of the court, had taken a knife when he left the centre and was found later face down in a field with lacerations to both arms and a head injury

84 patients are waiting for beds in University Hospital Limerick, with 36 of these in the emergency department and 48 in wards elsewhere.

INMO industrial relations officer Liam Conway said nurses and midwives at the hospital are "extremely concerned" about what is in store for them this winter due to the 30 vacancies.

The alleged attack happened at a home in Ardfert at around 7:30pm on Saturday morning.

A man in his 50s was killed in the collision near Killorglin on Sunday afternoon

Tralee was returning to normal on Sunday after a Saturday afternoon cloudburst which saw huge volumes of water overwhelm drains and gutters and shoppers run for shelter

Refuse collectors were unloading the skip at around 7am they spotted the sleeping man

Tallaght University Hospital was found to be non-compliant with one national standard and University Hospital Kerry was found to be non-compliant with five.

Dr Kamal Hassan Sadek Jauoda was working at University Hospital Kerry at the time in 2018 but the High Court heard he now lives in the UK

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward

A man, aged 37, has died following collision between a motorcycle and a car in Co Kerry this evening. 

The woman who is in her 40s had been on her way down the mountain when she strayed onto a ledge.

This comes as 30 people are without a bed in University Hospital Kerry this morning.

University Hospital Kerry (UHK) has cancelled more outpatient appointments and elective surgeries next week.