Hospitals serving the premier county are once again under pressure today with nearly 70 patients waiting for a bed.
University Hospital Limerick which serves the north of the county is the most overcrowded in the country with 42 people in need of a bed, while South Tipp General in Clonmel has 26 waiting for a bed. 19 are waiting on trolleys and 7 in overflow areas of wards.
Galway University Hospital is the second busiest in the country today with 37 people waiting.
In all the INMO is reporting a total of 357 patients throughout the country without a bed today. This is a 3 percent increase on the same day last year.
