There’s been a massive surge in hospital overcrowding due to two strains of the flu that are doing the rounds.
There’s 761 patients admitted to hospitals without beds today with 122 of those at UHL.
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The hospital in Limerick which serves north Tipperary is the worst affected with more than double the next most overcrowded which is 55 at Sligo.
TUH in Clonmel has 17 people on trolleys.
Nenagh GP Pat Harold says it’s mostly flu admissions causing the problems.
The Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation is hitting out at the HSE for not being prepared.
General Secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha says both patients and staff are suffering as a result.
