Ten people on trolleys at Kildare's main hospital today

Ten patients are being treated on trolleys today at Naas Hospital, having come in through the accident and emergency department.

The most overcrowded hospital in the eastern region is St James’s Hospital, where there 30 people on trolleys.

The least overcrowded is Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, where there are two patients on trolleys.

There are six people on trolleys at Portlaoise Hospital and none at Tullamore Hospital.

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