The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) says University Hospital Limerick accounts for the largest number of those with 103, followed by University Hospital Galway with 52, and Letterkenny University Hospital with 31.

University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected hospital with 100 people on trollies, followed by University Hospital Galway, where there are 51 people without beds.

University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded hospital

There are 375 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 196 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The INMO says 384 of those are in emergency departments, while 138 are in wards elsewhere.

There are 432 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 153 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

The worst impacted hospital is University Hospital Limerick with 106 on trollies this morning.