Nurses says the region's main hospital has bucked the national trend when it comes to the level of overcrowding.
New figures from the INMO show a 10% rise in trolley numbers at University Hospital Limerick in May compared to the same time last year, despite a fall in numbers nationally.
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The Dooradoyle facility is one of only eight hospitals where a rise was recorded last month, compared to a further 33 where there was an improvement in the level of overcrowding.
Ennis General Hospital also saw increased overcrowding, although minimal, with trolley numbers rising from 3 in May 2015 to 7 last month.
