Over 3,000 patients have been left waiting on trolleys so far this month

The INMO Trolley Watch counts the number of patients who have been admitted to acute hospitals

Photos taken inside the ED this morning show the hospital could still not offer patients privacy nor dignity as they squeezed together  in the embattled trolley trenches.

The INMO said March was an 'extremely busy month' in Irish hospitals

Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney said tackling resourcing at the hospital is a ‘priority’ for the Government

Dr Kelleher said that everyone was aware of the pressure on emergency rooms in hospitals and the crowding issues

Of the 150 people waiting for beds at UHL, 65 were in the Emergency Department and 85 were in wards elsewhere in the hospital

HSE boss Bernard Gloster said systems were holding up well during the mid-winter pressures

A damning internal review of the circumstances of the death of Aoife Johnston, (16), from Shannon, Co Clare, was provided to her family last week, it emerged on Sunday.

The ESRI said 300 additional hospital beds are needed each year to keep up with population growth

University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded hospital during the month with a total of 2,043 people on trolleys.