Nine people on trolleys at Kildare's main hospital today

There were 50 patients on trolleys at a Dublin Hospital

Nine people were treated on trolleys today at Naas General Hospital with a similar figure reported for Beaumont Hospital.

There were no patients on trolleys at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown.

There were no patients on trolleys either at Tullamore Hospital while nurses said there were three patients on trolleys at Portlaoise Hospital.

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