74 on trolleys at UHL

362 patients who have been admitted to Irish hospitals are on trolleys around the country today.

232 of those are in emergency departments, with 130 in wards elsewhere, according to the INMO.

University Hospital Limerick – which serves North Tipp – accounts for the largest number of people waiting for beds with 74.

This is followed by Cork University Hospital where there are 49 patients without a bed.

There are 7 people on Trolleys at TUH in Clonmel with just one person without a bed at Nenagh Hospital.