Donnelly defends investment in CUH as 19 people aged over 75 wait longer than a day for bed

After consultant warns overcrowding is costing lives, health minister points to 'unprecedented investment' in Cork hospital

CUH faces a 'major capacity issue', says Professor Conor Deasy, consultant in emergency medicine.

Cork University Hospital had 19 people aged over 75 waiting longer than 24 hours for a bed today,  but the health minister has defended State investment in the facility.

On Thursday, Professor Conor Deasy, consultant in emergency medicine at CUH and president of the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine, warned they faced a “massive capacity issue”.