Cork hospitals are continuing to struggle with high levels of overcrowding due to an outbreak of flu in the community
79 people are being treated on trolleys at Cork University Hospital this morning with nursing unions warning that it could face weeks more of overcrowding as a result of the outbreak
35 patients are being treated on trolleys at the Mercy up 9 from yesterday and 8 people remain on trolleys at Bantry General
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says 735 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning at hospitals around the country
