Almost 70 people awaiting admission at North West hospitals

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

According to the latest trolley watch report, there were 30 people waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 39 were waiting at Letterkenny.

University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded with 59 people waiting there.

Nationally, there were 545 people waiting at hospitals across the country today.