'It's like the first week in January': High numbers attending A&Es nationwide

A total of 387 admitted patients are waiting for beds on Friday morning, according to INMO Trolley Watch, with 308 of those patients waiting in emergency departments, while 79 were in wards elsewhere in hospitals.

A high number of people are attending emergency departments, with more than 380 patients waiting for beds in hospitals around the country.

A total of 387 admitted patients were waiting for beds on Friday morning, according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, with 308 of those patients waiting in emergency departments, while 79 are waiting on trolleys in wards.