CUH urges non-urgent cases to stay away as hospital experiencing 'high levels of activity' 

As of Tuesday morning, there were 32 people on trolleys awaiting a bed in CUH, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

The emergency department at CUH is currently very busy, the hospital chief executive said. File picture: Dan Linehan

Cork University Hospital (CUH) has issued a plea to the public for only urgent cases to attend the emergency department as it is currently experiencing very high levels of activity.

HSE South West, which is responsible for the hospital, asked if people have less serious issues, that they consider all care options — including minor injury units, their own GP, pharmacists and SouthDoc out-of-hours GP services.