Calls for overhaul of health service to deal with overcrowding

Health experts have warned that the hospital overcrowding crisis will continue unless there's a massive redesign of Ireland's health system.

602 people were on trolleys this morning in hospitals around the country, according to the INMO - the second-highest number ever recorded. But consultants say the problem is no different to previous years - and are denying that a surge in the flu is to blame.