656 patients waiting on trolleys, chairs or in corridors for hospital bed

More than 650 people have been recorded lying on trolleys, chairs or in corridors of hospitals waiting for a bed in a ward.

According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), the daily headcount has soared past record levels hit this time last year and it is only the fourth time the numbers on the trolley watch exceeded the 600 mark.