Over 80 patients waiting for a bed at local hospitals today

There were 80 patients waiting for a bed at hospitals serving the Shannonside region this morning. 53 of those were waiting at Sligo University Hospital, 30 in the emergency department and 23 in wards elsewhere. At the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar, 17 were waiting.

While at Portiuncula University Hospital had 10 patients waiting. Nationally, University Hospital Limerick remains the country's most overcrowded hospital.