55 people waiting for a bed at two main North West hospitals

There were 55 people waiting for a bed at the two main North West hospitals this morning according to the latest trolley watch report.

34 were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 21 were waiting at Letterkenny.

Nationally, there were 481 people waiting at hospitals across the country today - Limerick University Hospital is the most overcrowded with 78 people waiting there.