South Tipp General in Clonmel is one of the busiest in the country this afternoon with 27 people on trolleys or chairs.
Just University Hospital Galway with 34 and Cork University Hospital with 29 are busier.
University Hospital Limerick – which provides Emergency Department cover for North Tipperary, Limerick and Clare – has 25 patients being cared for in corridors around the ED or in overflow areas of wards.
