Cork University Hospital tops overcrowding list as UHL slips to second

National trolley numbers stand at 432

Hospitals in the west remain under severe strain. File picture

Cork University Hospital (CUH) is the most overcrowded hospital in the country today, with 60 patients on trolleys, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

It marks the first time in months that University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has not topped the list. UHL, which serves Limerick and North Tipperary, has 57 people waiting for a bed.