Number of patients on trolleys in UHL still in triple digits 

Overall, there are 624 patients without a bed in hospitals around the country. Of these, 12 are under the age of 16

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has once again called for measures to be immediately put in place to improve patient flow in hospitals.

The number of patients waiting for beds in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has dropped, but remains over 100.

On Wednesday, the hospital broke its record for overcrowding for the third time in just two weeks with 150 people on trolleys.