Hospitals across the Shannonside region are currently dealing with a total of 76 patients on trolleys.

Met Eireann says the county will see intense rainfall over a relatively short amount of time from 11am until 6pm.

The reduced 9 percent rate for tourism, hospitality and some other services returned to 13.5 percent at midnight.

The Commission's report is a damning indictment of the deepening crisis in our mental health services.

Galway University Hospital has the second highest figure nationally at 48, with the third worst affected hospital being Sligo with 40 people currently waiting for admission.

Gardai are asking that footage of this collision is not shared across social media or messaging apps.

The incorporation is effective from November 1st..

Deputy Marian Harkin told the story of a Leitrim teenager who was unable to source treatment locally following a serious hand injury.