The number of people hospitalised with influenza has increased by almost 60 per cent over the last two weeks as pressure on the health system continues to mount. The figures also show there were seven admissions into intensive care and one flu death reported by the HPSC that week. The highest number of cases reported last week were in children aged 0 to 14, who accounted for 1,022. On Wednesday morning, there were 20 children waiting for a bed across the three Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) sites. There were 434 patients waiting on hospital trolleys for a bed on Wednesday morning, of whom 70 were waiting more than 24 hours.

Source: The Irish Times December 10, 2025 22:35 UTC