473 people are waiting for beds in hospitals nationwide this afternoon.
Figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show 340 are in emergency departments, while 133 are in wards.
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University Hospital Limerick – which serves North Tipp – is the worst affected by overcrowding, with 89 patients on trolleys.
That’s followed by 48 at University Hospital Galway, and 36 at Cork University Hospital.
There are 9 patients on trolleys at TUH in Clonmel and 4 people without a bed at Nenagh Hospital.
