Revealed: More than 1,300 people clamped or fined outside Mater Hospital

The Mater is one of the most expensive hospital car parks in the country and can cost up to €15 per day. Photo: Caroline Quinn

Amy Molloy

More than 1,300 motorists have been clamped or received parking fines outside the Mater Hospital in the last five years.

Figures released by Dublin City Council (DCC) under a Freedom of Information request reveal that motorists on Eccles Street have had to cough up nearly €100,000 in fines and clamp release fees after parking illegally.