41 people waiting for a bed at Sligo University Hospital

There were 41 people waiting for a bed at Sligo University Hospital this morning.

According to the latest trolley watch report, there were 23 on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 18 were waiting on wards or in overflow areas.

There was one person waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital.

Nationally, there were 419 people waiting at hospitals across the country today - University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 98 people waiting there.