Knifes or other weapons, like walking sticks, zimmer frames and bottles of urine, were used in 13 of them.

25 year old Fergal Guihen from Arigna will attempt to cycle 23,000KM from Roscommon to Australia.

The Hospital is consistently one of the most overcrowded in the country according to daily INMO figures.

The woman is the 8th person to die on Ireland's roads already this year.

Hospital management say they are currently managing five COVID outbreaks on site.

The Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association of Ireland also known as the Charity Féileacáin has asked for buildings around Ireland to show their support by lighting up blue and pink on the night.

In total, there are 510 patients waiting on trolleys across the country today.

Sligo University Hospital recorded 720 people waiting for a hospital bed last year, with 737 waiting this year so far.