Major overcrowding is being reported at a hospital in the Shannonside Northern Sound region today.
A total of 34 people are waiting at the Emergency Department of Sligo University Hospital today- the second-highest figure in the country.
A total of 13 people are waiting at Mullingar regional hospital with 11 people waiting at its sister hospital in Tullamore.
No one is waiting at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda with just two at Cavan University Hospital.
A total of 60 people are waiting for a bed at University Hospital Limerick - with 293 people in total waiting at hospitals across the country.