Elderly man with serious heart condition waiting on hospital trolley since Sunday

An elderly man with a serious heart condition is currently waiting on a trolley on a busy corridor in University Hospital Galway since Sunday lunchtime.

Update 4.40pm: The HSE said in a statement: "The Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway has been extremely busy over the last week.

"We have admitted a significant number of ill patients recently, many of whom remain in the ED, awaiting a bed. We apologise for the distress or inconvenience caused to patients or their loved ones who are experiencing long wait times.