Nearly 46,000 people abandoned their visit to an emergency department last year, without completing their treatment.
According to freedom of information figures, the highest amount was in the Mater Hospital in Dublin, at over 5,200.
Some patients were frustrated by long delays, going elsewhere for treatment, or back home.
Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron announced as the station's A New Local Hero finalists
With Irish Music Month underway, the good news is continuing to roll in for rising stars across the nation, with more than eighty artists being named as local finalists in the national search for A New Local Hero over the coming weeks. Here are Sunshine 106.8's four picks: Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron.
Andrea Hayes talks with Brian Redmond from RTE One's Dancing with the Stars Show
Pat Shortt in conversation with Sunshine 106.8's Joe Harrington
Playing Baby Don't Change Your Mind by Gladys Knight And The Pips, Gladys Knight
