A senior doctor in Dublin has warned that there has been a rise in older people getting hypothermia due to their homes not being heated properly.
Dr Colm Byrne, a consultant geriatrician from the Mater Hospital, told RTE's Morning Ireland about how he has recently come across "some very sad cases." He said: "There have been a couple of cases that have come in of older people who have developed hypothermia in their own homes, unfortunately due to their homes not being heated properly.
"There has been some very sad cases of that. They might not realise the weather has got quite bad or they may live alone and not realise to have it on,” he added.
