People are being encouraged to get the flu vaccine, in particular as Galway's public hospitals continue to grapple with high trolley figures.
32 patients are awaiting a bed at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe today, while the figure has reached 73 at University Hospital Galway.
The HSE says there's been a disappointing uptake in the flu vaccine this year, and 678 are currently in hospital with the virus.
The INMO is refreshing its calls for a national emergency plan to address hospital overcrowding.
Tony Canavan, Regional Executive Officer for HSE West and Northwest is encouraging people to avail of the flu vaccine
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