Nurses hit out at A&E 'shambles'

The situation in accident and emergency wards was labelled a complete shambles by opposition TDs today, as the Irish Nurses’ Organisation (INO) claimed the number of people waiting on trolleys topped 400.

The INO has demanded an emergency response to the crisis after it reported there were 422 people waiting on trolleys in emergency wards across the country yesterday and 406 this morning.