Hospital overcrowding 'out of control', with almost 1,600 on trolleys over three days

The INMO says more than 1,591 patients have been on trolleys on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week

So far in May, there have been 7,287 patients on trolleys, according to INMO Trolley Watch figures, with 22% of overcrowding taking place this week. 

The number of patients admitted to Irish hospitals without a bed in this week is "out of control", the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has claimed. 

The union says more than 1,591 patients have been on trolleys on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, with 512 patients waiting for a bed today.