Overcrowding eases at Kildare's principal

There are six people on trolleys at Naas Hospital today, meaning it is the second least overcrowded facility in the eastern region.

There are no patients on trolleys at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown and the most overcrowded in the eastern region is the Mater where there are 32 people on trolleys.

There are no patients on trolleys at Tullamore Hospital, while the figure for Portlaoise Hospital is four.

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