There are long delays at the hospital.

Sligo University Hospital ED has been put under severe pressure this week.

Members of the public are being advised to attend the ED only in the case of emergency if possible.

Emergency Departments are busy across the region.

Sinn Fein TDs from across the West and North West discussed the issue in the Dail Chamber last night.

Hospital officials are warning that non-serious patients will face significant waiting times.

The issue of serious overcrowding has cropped up at several hospitals across the region in recent months

The numbers of people on trolleys across the country are continuing to be worryingly high as hospitals still have Covid protocols to implement