Hospitals are facing a 'very challenging time'

Health Minister Simon Harris has warned that the country's hospitals are facing into a “very challenging time” because of a flu outbreak, writes Daniel McConnell, Irish Examiner Political Editor.

Mr Harris, speaking at his department this afternoon, was speaking after the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said 612 patients were admitted for care on trolleys in hospitals around the country this morning.