ED at Sligo Hospital continues to have large numbers waiting

The Emergency Department at Sligo hospital continues to have large numbers of people waiting for admission to the facility.

There are 30 people being accommodated on trolleys at the hospital this morning according to the latest figures from the INMO.

There are 15 people on trolleys at Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe, and 6 people are waiting on trolleys to be admitted to Cavan General Hospital.

There are no reports of anyone waiting on trolleys so far today at Mullingar, Tullamore, or Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda.