Local hospitals continue to deal with overcrowding today

Overcrowding is continuing at local hospitals. According to the INMO's latest trolley watch report, there were 52 waiting at Sligo University Hospital this morning. This included 34 in the emergency department and 18 on wards elsewhere.

Meanwhile, there were 30 patients waiting at Portiuncula Hospital and 1 in the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar. University Hospital Limerick continues to be the country's most overcrowded hospital with 89.