A report prepared in the aftermath said the hospital’s PatientCare records system was beyond “end of life” with no technical support available for critical elements.

Dublin Communities Against Racism said the attacks happened at a derelict property on Ormond Quay twice in 24 hours

The Mater Hospital in Dublin is currently experiencing a systems problem which means it cannot access patients’ electronic health records.

Gardaí were called to the scene just after 11am

There are 271 waiting people in Emergency Departments, while 124 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

Gardaí said no arrests have yet been made in connection with the matter

A man has been hospitalised following an assault in Dublin city centre

The incident to understood to have happened at a bar in the north of the city.

The man, aged in his 80s, remains in serious condition in hospital

John Paul Duncan (39), of Drumcairn Avenue, Tallaght, pleaded guilty to possessing €8,500 of cocaine contained in six condoms