A dozen people on trolleys at Kildare's main hospital today

A dozen people were treated on trolleys at Naas Hospital today, having been admitted through the accident and emergency department.

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By contrast, there were 33 people on trolleys at St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, and there were no patients on trolleys at Beaumont Hospital.

There were seven patients on trolleys at Portlaoise Hospital and none at Tullamore Hospital.