Trolley Watch numbers fall below 450

There are 431 patients waiting on trolleys at hospitals across the country today.

University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected with 54 people without beds, according to the INMO.

That is followed by 45 at Cork University Hospital and 40 at University Hospital Galway.

There are 310 waiting in emergency departments, while 121 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.