36 patients are on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick today, making it the country's busiest hospital outside of Dublin.
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19 of the patietns are on trolleys in the hospital's Emergency Department, with the remainder accomodated in overflow areas of wards.
A new A&E Unit for the hospital is being kitted out, with works beginning in recent days, but management have confirmed that it's planned opening date has now slipped back to early 2017.

