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.

Today's Trolley Watch figures show 20 people waiting for a hospital bed in Portiuncula, over 12 percent of their total bed capacity.

The INMO is holding an emergency meeting today to discuss the HSE's response to hospital overcrowding.

Pressure is being put on the health system as Covid-19 and influenza cases continue to increase rapidly.

Sligo University Hospital was among those inspected and, on the day of inspection, the waiting time from triage to medical review ranged from 5 minutes to 12 hours and 4 minutes with an average of 4 hours 14 minutes.

Sligo hospital has seen huge overcrowding during the last year leading to over 34 consultants in the facility to write a letter to the Taoiseach expressing their concern