Patients presenting at hospital emergency departments across the region today are experiencing delays.

There are 44 patients on trolleys at University Hospital Galway, the third most overcrowded in the country today.

There are 38 patients waiting on trolleys at Sligo University Hospital and 14 Mayo University Hospital.

8 patients are waiting at Portiuncula hospital in Ballinasloe.

Nationally today, 559 patients are on trolleys, with the highest figure at University Hospital Limerick where 108 patients are waiting for admission.