74 people waiting for a bed at two main North West Hospitals

There were 74 people waiting for a bed at the two main North West Hospitals this morning.

43 people were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 31 were waiting at Letterkenny.

Nationally, there were 498 people waiting at hospitals across the country today with Limerick continuing to be the most overcrowded - 89 people waiting there.