'Worrying spike in overcrowding' with more than 660 patients waiting on hospital trolleys 

INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said: 'Our members are once again expressing serious concerns about their ability to provide safe care to all who need it in our hospitals.'

There has been a "worrying spike" in the number of patients waiting on trolleys across Irish hospitals.

That is according to the latest figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), with 663 patients without beds in Irish hospitals on Tuesday morning.