Patients presenting at Emergency Departments of hospitals across the region today are experiencing long delays.

There are 67 patients on trolleys waiting for admission to University Hospital Galway and that’s the third highest number nationally, according to the latest INMO Trolley Watch figures.

There are 27 patients waiting on trolleys waiting for beds at Sligo University Hospital, 19 patients waiting for beds at Mayo University Hospital, and 8 patients on trolleys at Portiuncula University Hospital.

Nationally today there are 647 patients on trolleys waiting for admission to hositals, with the highest figure again today at University Hospital Limerick, where 107 patients are waiting for admission.