The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is once again calling for a long-term plan to tackle overcrowding.

It says "band-aid measures" do not address the issues affecting the country's hospitals.

Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals have both seen a surge in numbers waiting for beds throughout the last week.

This week alone, there were 139 people on trollies in Sligo, while 97 were in Letterkenny. 

Phil Ní Sheaghdha - General Secretary of the INMO - says it's time for a full review of Ireland's acute hospitals:

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