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09 Jan 2026

Five people on trolleys at Kildare's main hospital today

It's the least overcrowded hospital in the area

Five people on trolleys at Kildare's main hospital today

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

There were 25 patients on trolleys at St James's Hospital and 24 at St Vincent's Hospital, the two most overcrowded in the eastern region.

There were no patients on trolleys at Tullamore Hospital while the overcrowding figure for Portlaoise Hospital was 10.

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