Overcrowding issues continue at local hospital

Sligo University Hospital was again one of the most overcrowded hospitals in the country.

According to the latest trolley watch report from the INMO, Sligo had 45 patients without a bed, which was the fourth highest in Ireland.

University Hospital Limerick again had the most patients being treated in comfortable spaces, with 95. Followed by University Hospital Galway with 87, and Cork University Hospital with 53.

Letterkenny University Hospital had 19 patients without a bed, down from yesterday's number of 27.

Overall, there were 613 patients left without a bed in Irish Hospitals, a drop in yesterday's figure of 767 patients.