Nurses in Tralee protest against A&E overcrowding

Emergency Department nurses and their families who took part in a lunchtime protest outside University Hospital Kerry in Tralee were joined by hospital staff and the public.

The off-duty nurses said they were at the end of their tether because of overcrowding in the unit, with patients having to spend 24 hours in busy corridors.

Hospital management in Tralee has apologised but said the overcrowding is due to increasing demand from the elderly in the region.