One staff member I came across was rude on two different occasions on two different admissions, and was unprofessional and rude in front of a family member. Totally not suited to their role and completely lets down the name of the hospital.

Love the Mater Private Hospital Cork.

I have to say I was treated like a king whilst in Male Medical 1. Thank God they are there!

Waiting area is very poor. Television blaring. Smart phones being constantly used. Very poor ambience. Little light. Basement room. Next to and opening onto coffee area - not great to most waiting who are fasting! Not at all a professional space. Clean but sterile. Functional. Pre-op waiting room was not clean. Poorly tiled with cracks. Very bad ambience of a former toilet or bathroom space. Realise the building is 19th century. Beautiful building in itself, but hardly possible to reconfigure it inside to produce a top class medical space.

I am appalled to have heard recent comments from a midwife in the save the 8th campaign. I understand everyone is entitled to have an opinion and I respect that. But as a survivor of rape, I can't comprehend how a healthcare professional can make such comments. I have given birth to two children at this hospital and had amazing midwives look after me. But I will never attend here again. I couldn't take the risk of having this midwife look after me.

I asked the doctor for a second opinion but was told no. I asked the doctor could I see another doctor of a different gender and was told no, even though I have a gender-related problem since my early teens. The doctor shouted and looked their eyes up to heaven several times. I was humiliated and degraded. I thought I was in a horror movie but it was all real.

Staff were really nice but I had to share a room with two other people when I thought that all rooms here were private or semi private. It was too crowded with visitors and I was not able to sleep. I could have just gone to a public hospital.

The secretary to the doctor I attended was the rudest person I have ever had the misfortune to meet.

Staff treated me with a lot of care, respect and professionalism. All kitchen staff in maternity were also very supportive and caring.

My treatment from triage to discharge was excellent. If I had a complaint it would be the time scale.

I have nothing but good things to say about my experience at the Blackrock Clinic. My short 24 hours in the clinic were the best I could have wished for. Pleasant staff and so caring. Many thanks to you all.

Dr Deirdre Fanning and her secretary Sandra were fantastic, from point of first contact right through to post treatment care I was proved with after my intervention. Dr Fanning was incredibly easy to talk to about an embarrassing issue I had, she treated me with kindness and respect and explained everything in plain language where I could understand what was happening and what my options were. The surgery was fast and painless, and I had a super quick recovery time and am now issue free. I cannot thank her enough!

Left waiting yesterday for nine hours with my son from 8.30am until I had to leave for work at 5.30pm. Never got seen to by a doctor. Approached counter three times from 2pm and was told the the doctor has your notes in his hand. Was never the case. Three hrs later, we were being told the same thing. Some patients arrived at 1pm and were seen to and out by 3pm. Total shambles of a place. Priorities are a farce.

Emergency Department in Clonmel should not be there, it's pointless!

My overall treatment was excellent. From moment of admission to discharge, the treatment from doctors, nurses and consultants was excellent. However in surveys like this there is rarely mention of catering and domestic staff. In this case they are the most wonderful people for their care towards patients. I am a bad eater but the catering staff were more like dieticians. Genuine care if I wasn't eating, everything available to me even when not on menu. They care for you above and beyond the call. The nicest people one could hope to meet, especially when you're not well.

I feel some nursing staff need more guidance and training in dealing with the public.

I was seen straight away and in surgery by that evening. A&E was very busy but I was treated so good. I was in ICU for six days the care I had was brilliant. I was looked after so well even when they were run off their feet. The main ward was understaffed and the nurses were very busy and doing their best...

Excellent.

This A&E hospital is excellently run. It is fast and efficient and every other hospital should take note, as this is how all A&E services should be run. Even though waiting room was packed, within five mins I had seen the lovely triage nurse Ramona, got bloods and ECG done straight away. Saw two pleasant caring doctors within an hour and was then given a bed and got IV fluids and IV meds. Was discharged in just over two hours after bloods came back clear and felt a bit more at ease knowing it was nothing too serious. Thank you so much for your very high standard of care. My sister told me how good this hospital was, after waiting over 15 hours to be seen in another hospital.

Breast care follow up is appalling. Answering machine for every call and calls not returned as machine promises. Terrible. These are issues for the nurse whose parting words were 'you know where we are'. So frustrating.

From arrival at Beacon Day Care Unit, Catherine at reception, John who brought me to my cubicle and the wonderful nurse Edel who admitted me with lively banter, I felt very welcomed. The theatre staff were brilliant, Linda and all the others who helped my surgeon Mr.Neligan and my anaesthetist Mr Maghrabi take such care of me. I am very grateful. And finally the day care nursing staff, all the nurses were so kind and efficient. Especially like to thank Emer for taking such fantastic care of me. And finally Thomas who served my refreshments with such a delightful manner. Well done to all in the Beacon Day Unit, you're doing a marvellous job.

The food was awful when my mother was in Sligo General for 6 months in 2014. My friend was recently in and It's a good job she was only in for a short while after her operation because the food is still dreadful. It is unappetising, rather unhealthy, poor quality and sometimes unrecognisable! Not the best way to aid a poorly person's recovery at all. The hospital has talked about improving the food offering to patients over many, many years, but seemingly not much has been done. The food at present is an appalling waste of money and a major detriment to recovery. It really lets down the other services our great hospital offers!

I will never attend this hospital again.

A dreadful experience. The operation was cancelled on several occasions. I finally had to phone hospital every week to see if a hospital bed was available. Each week, I was told to stop blood thinners, only to be told my surgery was cancelled. I finally got a bed and was was in theatre, when surgery was cancelled as there had been an emergency. I waited a week in Beaumont, only to be sent home, as there was no availability in the operating schedule. It was back to phoning in each week. When I did finally have surgery, my condition was worse. I was sent home with severe problems and informed this would improve. It didn’t, it became worse. I was left traumatised, frightened and didn’t get a follow up appointment for 4 months. I paid to see a private specialist and paid for surgery to rectify the problem. The hospital was not clean and the food awful. The staff were overworked, but the aftercare was awful. When I finally had my follow up appointment, I was left with a junior doctor, who talked absolute nonsense. He had not looked at my file. My specialist had been called away.

I was taken in to A&E after a cycle accident. It was not busy that evening. I had hit my head and my helmet was split. I was seen by a junior doctor for a quick examination and sent home. I had the broken helmet with me. Some weeks later I began to get headaches. I went back to A&E as l had paid €100 and it stated on the invoice that I could come back if I had any problem relating to this accident within six weeks. There were only two patients in the waiting area. I was seen by a nurse who told me I should have gone to my GP. When I pointed out the six weeks moratorium she reluctantly gave me another half-hearted examination and said it had nothing to do with the accident. I had a brain scan in Galway and they found that the headache was due to the after effects of concussion from the accident.

I have been in the South Infirmary a few times now and cannot recommend it highly enough. It is the best hospital in Cork as far as I am concerned and while I hope not to have to visit again, I certainly encourage its long life in the city.

Had my baby here last week - semi private patient. The appointments with the consultant are not very well organised and the nurses in that clinic tend to discuss your situation openly in the corridor but when it came to labour and delivery I found the care to be excellent from start to finish. I received good support for breastfeeding after the birth, was checked every few hours. The hospital seemed well managed in terms of hearing tests for baby, visits by paediatrician etc... I would return.

What singles everyone out is their ability to empathise with the nearest and dearest, it is such a wonderful benefit. Wexford General and the staff there are deserving of the highest praise and my late wife, who was also a nurse, often commented on how well Deirdre especially tended her needs. Our heartfelt thanks to all.

I was dreading getting a colonoscopy but everyone on Dr Ireland's team made my experience a very positive one. They were friendly and explained everything in detail. Dr. Ireland performed the procedure and explained my results to me later. All in all a much better experience than I had anticipated.

Great nursing care.