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06 Sept 2025

Letterkenny University Hospital second most overcrowded in country

Latest figures from the INMO show 20 patients at LUH are awaiting beds

Letterkenny University Hospital second most overcrowded in country

Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) is the second-most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s (INMO) Trolley Watch.

The latest figures show 20 patients at LUH are on trolleys waiting for a bed.

Across the country, 161 admitted patients are waiting for beds, this morning.

Meanwhile, 39 patients are waiting for a bed in University Hospital Limerick - the highest in country. 

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