That figures means the hospital is the worst-hit in the country today, ahead of the University Hospitals in Limerick and Waterford, according to the daily TrolleyWatch figures.

There has been a 7% rise in the number of people waiting on trolleys in hospitals across the country.

Twenty-four women who attended the cancer centre at Cork University Hospital and 16 from University Hospital Waterford are among the 209 nationally who were failed by smear tests.

An 11-year-old girl is recovering in a hospital burns unit after undergoing surgery to treat injuries she received while trying to protect her baby cousin from a firebomb attack.