More than 600 on trolleys in hospitals, including 30 children

Of the 613 patients without beds, 30 are under the age of 16.

The latest spike in trolley figures is "particularly concerning", with hospitals seeing a 500% increase in the number of children on trolleys compared to last year, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

The union's latest Trolley Watch figures show more than 600 people were left waiting on trolley's across the country on Thursday morning.