Number of people on trolleys in St Luke’s Hospital for Carlow/Kilkenny starting to rise again

Numbers on trolleys at St Luke’s Hospital for Carlow/Kilkenny are creeping up again today.

There were just 12 people waiting for a bed on Friday but the figure is back up to 26 today.

Waterford and Wexford hospitals are also busy today with 25 and 17 on trolleys there.

In total, there are 552 people without a bed nationally.