Hospitals in north-west postpone non-urgent procedures; Just 35 on trolleys across country

The worst affected is St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin with nine patients on trolleys. University Hospital Kerry has five.

Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals have deferred all non-urgent procedures and appointments until further notice.

Saolta Group, which operates both hospitals, says the decision was made to ensure they have the capacity to deal with any spike in Covid-19 cases.