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Dublin's three children's hospitals are urging parents to go to their GPs before going to them.
Temple Street, Crumlin and Tallaght all say they've dealt with a huge demand for admissions this week.
The hike in numbers is due to an increase in patients with respiratory infections.
They are asking parents to bring their kids to the out of hours doc before going to emergency departments