425 people on trolleys at hospitals across the country

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says University Hospital Limerick – which serves North Tipp – is the most overcrowded with 54 people in need of a bed.

Cork University Hospital is next with 41 people on trolleys and overflow areas of wards.

It’s also busy at South Tipp General in Clonmel where there are 29 people without a bed this afternoon.