Hospitals in the north west ranked among the top five most overcrowded in the state today according to figures revealed by the INMO.
At Letterkenny University Hospital 35 patients were admitted without a bed, six of those were in the emergency department, the fifth highest figure in the state.
Sligo University Hospital recorded the third highest figure in the state as 42 patients awaited beds.
University Hospital Limerick was once again the most overcrowded facility in the state as 81 patients were without a bed this morning.
