70 people waiting on hospital beds in North West

There were a total of 70 people awaiting admission to the two main North West hospitals this morning.

29 people were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 41 people were waiting at Letterkenny.

Nationally, there were 637 people waiting at hospitals across the country today.

The highest figure today is at University Hospital Limerick where there are  91 people waiting there.