Cork records the day's biggest numbers on trolleys as hospitals expect influx of flu patients

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) counted 74 people on trolleys at Cork University Hospital (CUH) and 68 in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) among 565 nationally. File photo

More than 560 patients could not get a bed in hospitals on Monday, with 61 people waiting longer than 24 hours, including seven aged over 75.

High numbers of flu patients are expected again this month, as well as more illnesses linked to the cold weather, a leading GP working in Cork predicted.