Overcrowding crippling hospitals, nurses warn

The latest figures show 58 patients waiting on trolleys at Cork University Hospital (CUH) as it remains one of the most overcrowded in the country.

Overcrowding is beginning to 'cripple' Cork hospitals, with no emergency plans agreed to cope with an expected surge in demand this winter, nurses have warned. 

The latest figures show 58 patients waiting on trolleys at Cork University Hospital (CUH) as it remains one of the most overcrowded in the country.