Over 1 point 7 million NCTs were carried out last year - with the majority of failures for steering and suspension problems.

The data provided a breakdown of the number of patients admitted to hospitals and subdivided by their respective Community Health Organisation.

Athlone Town fared well, coming 25th of 40 towns surveyed while Naas, Kilkenny and Monaghan made up the top three.

The data provides a breakdown of the total amount of patients waiting on trolleys and in wards in hospitals across the country.

The Central Statistics Office provided a breakdown of last year's incomes per county.

It comes as Justice Minister Helen McEntee admitted the level of domestic abuse has tripled in the last 10 years to over 46 thousand cases.

Mia Black, a student from Castleblayney in Monaghan will now perform in the Grand Finale at The Academy in Dublin on Tuesday, October 15th.