More than 11,000 patients spent night on hospital trolley in March - INMO

Despite pledges for reform and claims that patients are facing fewer delays, last month was 'the second highest March on record in terms of hospital overcrowding' at 11,130 patients, according to the INMO. File picture

More than 11,000 patients spent a night on a hospital trolley last month, up from 9,124 in March 2025, according to data from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

Patients attending at Munster hospitals were the most likely to see delays, with overcrowding prevalent at University Hospital Limerick and Cork University Hospital.