A total of 1,051 patients were treated on trolleys in University Hospital Galway last month - the second worst in Ireland.

Hospital management are appealing to the public not to visit if they have any symptoms of either virus as it can put patients at risk.

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.