Record overcrowding at Cork University Hospital where 88 patients wait for beds

It comes as 529 patients are waiting for beds today in Ireland's hospitals

Conditions in the hospital are described as “completely unworkable” by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). File photo: Larry Cummins

Overcrowding at Cork University Hospital (CUH) reached record-breaking levels on Wednesday with conditions at the hospital deemed "completely unworkable".

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's (INMO) trolley watch figures found 88 people were waiting for a bed at CUH today — a new record — with the union saying staff “will not tolerate another winter where they are exposed to excessive workloads which leads to excessive burnout”.