87 staff off work in Naas Hospital due to Covid amid a number of outbreaks
12 patients in the hospital are confirmed to have Covid-19.
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12 patients in the hospital are confirmed to have Covid-19.
There have been a number of high profile incidents with ambulances in recent years and paramedics are worried for their safety.
A post-mortem is to take place.
The 58-year-old was taken to Naas General Hospital where he died from his injuries.
The crash happened this morning just outside Aughrim.
The man was fatally injured when he collided with a car at Dagwelds Cross, Blackwood.
The man has been named by gardaí, who said today that a technical examination of the scene is ongoing.
The incident has been referred to the Garda Ombudsman and the Naas to Newbridge lanes of the dual carriageway are currently closed.
The man was brought to Naas General Hospital with serious gunshot wounds but died shortly after 6am.
The accident happened in the early hours of this morning on the M4.
An SUV collided with a car near Youngstown in Kildare earlier this evening.
The nine-year-old girl was killed after a collision with a car in Blessingtown, Co Wicklow, this evening.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Association has said it will begin industrial action at the hospital if action is not undertaken to reduce overcrowding.
Nurses in Naas General Hospital say the conditions are “unsafe” and they are “exasperated” with the situation.
The largest ever number of hospital patients to be treated on trolleys was recorded today, a full 10% higher than yesterday.