Sligo Univeristy Hospital is the worst affected with 50 people waiting for a hospital bed whilst Portiuncla Hospital in Ballinasloe has 29 people waiting in it's ED.

30 patients are waiting on trolleys while another 20 are waiting in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

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

Sligo hospital has one of the largest amount of patients being accommodated on trolleys in the country

Sligo has the highest levels in the region.

The INMO is reporting 42 people on trolleys at the hospital today.

The majority of those attending the Sligo ED were seen within the first day, with 9 percent waiting on trolleys or in the ward over 24 hours.

There are 22 patients waiting for a bed at Portiuncula Hospital.