The government is coming under fire again for the recruitment ban in the country's hospitals both at local and national level.
The Irish Nurses' and Midwives' Organisation says January was the worst month for overcrowding on record.
Figures show 852 patients waited for a bed at Sligo University Hospital across the month, putting it fourth nationally while 497 waited at Letterkenny University Hospital.
INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha says the HSE is failing to tackle the crisis due to its hiring ban:
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