Nurses are highlighting overcrowding issues at hospitals in the west and north-west.
More than a third of patients on trolleys or other inappropriate settings across the state this morning were at facilities in Donegal, Mayo, Sligo and Galway.
Figures from the INMO showed 36 admitted patients awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital, 51 at Sligo University Hospital and 54 at University Hospital Galway.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says it wants to see the HSE act to try and deescalate the overcrowding situation.
Colm Porter from the INMO says the situation is serious…………….
