Warning of bank holiday surge as 582 on trolleys

INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said there is concern about the very high levels of overcrowding as we head into the busy Easter weekend. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The HSE has been urged to take steps to avoid overcrowding over the upcoming bank holiday weekend.

It comes as there are 582 patients waiting on trolleys in Irish hospitals, including 22 children.