Hospital overcrowding 'out of control' with 651 patients awaiting beds

The INMO said that of the 651 people awaiting beds, 116 are in University Hospital Limerick (UHL), the highest number recorded in the country.

Hospital overcrowding is "out of control", the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has claimed, with 651 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals.

The union's trolley watch figures show that of the 651 people awaiting beds, 116 are in University Hospital Limerick (UHL), the highest number recorded in the country.