Five people on trolleys at Kildare's main hospital today

Overcrowding eases generally at hospitals in the east

Five people were treated on trolleys today at Naas General Hospital, having been admitted through the A and E department.

Three hospitals - Beaumont, St James's and Tallaght - had no patients on trolleys while the Mater had one.

There were no patients on trolleys at Tullamore Hospital while Portlaoise Hospital had three.

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