Nationally, there were 683 patients waiting on trolleys with the INMO describing the 'predictable' Bank Holiday surge as 'incredibly dangerous'.

The HSE is reporting 2,644 cases of flu in the first week of 2024.

Nationally, almost 123,000 people were left of a hospital trolley last year.

Nationally, 545 people are waiting for beds in hospitals around the country this morning with 100 waiting in University Hospital Limerick.

Nationally, 670 people are waiting for beds in hospitals around the country this morning.

Nationally, 546 people are waiting for beds in hospitals around the country this morning.

Sligo University Hospital with 804 patients, and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, 265, were also significantly impacted by overcrowding.

Sligo University Hospital and the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar are among the busiest facilities in the country.