'A complete failure by the Government': Man, 87, spent 100 hours on a trolley in UHL

Elderly man's grandson said he was shocked a patient just shy of 90 years of age would be on a trolley in a corridor of the emergency department five days into his hospital stay

Conor Sheehan, grandson of Jeremiah Mullins, said there were not enough healthcare assistants available to monitor Mr Mullins while his family were not with him. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

An 87-year-old man spent 100 hours waiting for a hospital bed at University Hospital Limerick as overcrowding spirals around the country.

Senior HSE and hospital officials in Cork and Limerick apologised on Tuesday for unacceptable delays.