86 people waiting for a hospital bed locally today

86 people are currently waiting for a hospital bed in the Shannonside Northern Sound region.

UHG has the highest number of patients on trolleys according to the INMO at 34.

That's followed by 29 in Sligo Hospital and 13 at Cavan General Hospital.

Elsewhere in the region, 6 people are waiting on a hospital bed in Our Lady's Drogehda, while 2 people are on trolleys in Portiuncula and Mullingar Hospitals.

Nationally, 361 people are waiting for beds in hospitals around the country this morning.

University Hospital Limerick is the worst affected by overcrowding, with 82 patients on trolleys.