Over 1,600 people were treated on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick last month.
New data from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show this is a 4% reduction from the figure seen in 2025.
University Hospital Limerick was by far, the most overcrowded facility in the country in October.
1,675 people received treatment in corridors, on chairs or in other inappropriate locations in UHL last month, down from 1,743 a year ago.
The figure for October 2026 represents a near 20% reduction from the levels of overcrowding in October 2023, when 2,043 people were on trolleys at the Dooradoyle facility.
The next busiest hospital was Cork University Hospital where 1,215 people were on trolleys, while UHG was the third most overcrowded facility with 1,106 patients receiving treatment in inappropriate locations.
73 people were treated without a bed at Ennis Hospital last month, more than double the 33 recorded for October 2025.
