Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said there are 'too many people on trolleys in Cork and Galway in particular'. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins photosCork and Galway hospitals have “persistent difficulty” with overcrowding and are behind the other hospitals in improving the situation, Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has said. Cork University Hospital (CUH) had the highest number of patients on trolleys at 55, followed by Galway University Hospital at 51. That’s a management problem and it’s not okay.”She said Cork and Galway are “further behind” other hospitals, but they “have certainly come a distance”. A spokeswoman for Galway hospital said it regrets that any patient might have to wait on a trolley and acknowledged it is a “patient safety issue”.

Source: The Irish Times January 09, 2026 07:31 UTC