There's been a substantial rise in the level of overcrowding at Ennis General Hospital in the first three months of this year.
220 people were waiting on trolleys between January and April, up from 41 in the same period in 2015.
The latest trolley watch figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show a rise of 179 in the number of people waiting on trolleys at Ennis General Hospital between January and April.
There was also a rise in the level of overcrowding at the region's main hospital – 2,642 people had to wait for a bed at University Hospital Limerick in the first three months of this year, an 8% increase on the same time last year.
The figures follow the national trend where almost 36-thousand people were left waiting on trolleys so far this year, the highest number ever recorded by the INMO.
It comes ahead of the union's annual conference, which is being held in Kilarney today.
Over 300 nurses and midwives are gathering to to discuss the ongoing difficulties in the health service with low pay and overcrowding taking centre stage as well as the aftermath of the political discussions.
