13 on trolleys at Kildare's main hospital today
By Paul O'Meara
Published 9th Apr 2026, 20:33 GMT
Overcrowding is a bigger problem at other hospitals in the eastern region
Some 13 patients were treated on hospitals at Naas Hospital today having been admitted through the accident and emergency department.
But the most overcrowded hospital in the eastern region was St Vincent's Hospital where there were 34 patients on trolleys followed by Tallaght Hospital (32).
There were 4 people on trolleys at Portlaoise Hospital and none at Tullamore Hospital.