Galway University Hospital is under severe pressure.

According to the experts, we won't see the peak of the wave until next month.

52 people are currently in critical care units at hospitals across the country.

Tony Canavan heads the Saolta Group of seven hospitals across the west and north-west, and says he's expecting the numbers to grow further.

Longford's positivity rate is among the lowest in the country

This is the highest daily case count since the end of January.

The Delta variant currently accounts for at least one in five new cases here.

Hospitals in Sligo and Ballinasloe are reporting very busy EDs this afternoon