Sligo University Hospital recorded 720 people waiting for a hospital bed last year, with 737 waiting this year so far.

Sligo University Hospital is the second busiest ED in the country today.

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

Martin Daly has warned that some people who should be in hospital are instead being treated at home or in other settings.

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

The hospital is one of the worst effected in the entire country when it comes to continuous overcrowding issues

Today's INMO Trolley watch figures show just 43 people waiting for beds across the country compared to over 100 patients at the end of June.

Nationally, 483 people are waiting for a bed in hospitals around the country this morning.