Thousands gather in Limerick for protest against hospital overcrowding

Rallies highlighting hospital overcrowding are taking place in Limerick, Cork, Tralee, Galway, and other centres nationwide today

The protest began at 11am in Limerick city centre

Thousands of people gathered in Limerick on Saturday morning for a rally to highlighting hospital overcrowding and delays at emergency department of University Hospital, Limerick (UHL)

Protests are also taking place outside Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Kerry in Tralee as well at hospitals in Galway, Letterkenny, and other sites where patients have faced long delays this winter.