Cork hospital patients seeing 'more of the same' overcrowding linked to flu and storm

There were 58 patients on trolleys or chairs at Cork University Hospital and 17 at the Mercy by Monday morning

'It’s more of the same in terms of everywhere is full in Cork University Hospital and the Mercy', Colm Porter warned. File Picture: Larry Cummins

Patients are seeing “more of the same” this week as hospitals continue to struggle with high numbers linked to the flu and Storm Éowyn, with Cork hit especially hard, nurses have warned.

Hospitals in Cork City could face weeks more of overcrowding after being hit by flu, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's Colm Porter has said.