The two hospitals providing Emergency Department cover for Tipperary have nearly 70 people waiting for a bed today.
The situation is worst at University Hospital Limerick where there are 47 patients being cared for on trolleys around the ED or in overflow areas of wards.
At South Tipperary General in Clonmel there are 21 people in a similar situation.
Overall there are 444 people without a bed today in our country's hospitals according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
