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All time
Property prices have now reached the same level as the Celtic Tiger peak - CSO
Hospital waiting lists top 900,000 for the first time as consultants warn of worsening crisis
There were over 50,000 people on hospital trolleys in the first six months of 2017
Record high: There are over 2,700 children and almost 5,000 adults homeless in Ireland
Over 600 patients are waiting for hospital beds around the country
Hospital overcrowding: Calls for Ireland to poach nurses from UK and Australia