Total of 760 patients waiting on trolleys, with Limerick and Cork worst hit

Patients at University Hospital Limerick are the worst affected, with 92 waiting on trolleys, followed by Cork University Hospital with 76 patients without a bed.

The number of patients waiting for a hospital bed has now reached 760, only the second time on record the numbers have been this high, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisations said.

Patients at University Hospital Limerick are the worst affected, with 92 waiting on trolleys, followed by Cork University Hospital with 76 patients without a bed.