5,210 patients have been without a bed in Irish hospitals since the beginning of September.

Nationally, in the first three months of the year, 693 people died from complications from the condition.

An investigation is underway after 44-year-old Meath native Brendan Wall and 65-year-old Ivan Chittenden from Canada died.

65 year old Ivan Chittenden and Brendan Wall aged 44 lost their lives during the event yesterday

36 year old Eoin Fitzpatrick and his 10 year old son Dylan were killed in the collision.

The teenagers were holidaying on the Greek island of Ios.

Nationally 8,149 deaths were registered in quarter 4 of 2022.

At least 487 children were killed and 954 injured since the conflict began a year ago today.