Sligo University Hospital is the third most overcrowded hospital in the country today with 32 people waiting in the Emergency Department and 45 waiting for a bed overall.
Hospitals across the Shannonside Northern Sound region are currently dealing with a total of 93 patients on trolleys.
There are 15 people waiting on a bed in Mullingar whilst there are 11 patients waiting on trolleys in Portiuncula University Hospital, and 7 in Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda.
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The worst affected hospital in the country is University Hospital Limerick, where there are 108 people waiting for a bed. That's followed by Cork University Hospital with 64.
Nationally, there are 541 patients currently waiting on a bed.
