I find it seriously alarming that there is such an obvious lack of Emergency Consultant cover in the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar – as well as in Midland Regional, Portlaoise. These shocking figures show that nine hospitals around the country with 24/7 Emergency Departments do not have an Emergency Medicine Consultant present around the clock.This …
Read More →In positive news for the town of Elphin the Day Centre and Elphin Windmill have been confirmed as winners in the county final of the National Lottery Good Causes competition. Elphin Day Centre has been announced as winner of the Health and Wellness category while Elphin Windwill are winners of Arts and Culture and Heritage …
Read More →I am delighted to see that the Health Information and Quality Authority – Hiqa – has praised the standard of care in of the Abbey Haven Care Centre and Nursing Home in Boyle, which caters for 62 residents. Residents said they were very happy living in the centre and that they enjoyed the comfort of …
Read More →I find it very absolutely unacceptable that a total of more than 105,000 people are awaiting inpatient or outpatient treatment at hospitals in the midlands region. The National Treatment Purchase Fund’s figures for the end of July show more and more people in Roscommon, Leitrim and Longford are waiting for inpatient or outpatient treatment. Galway …
Read More →Independent Candidate for next year’s local elections in the Boyle Municipal District Tom Crosby has expressed serious concern over the lack of Emergency Consultant cover in the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar – and in eight more Emergency Departments nationwide. Speaking this week he said, he understood that “nine hospitals around the country with 24/7 Emergency …
Read More →I would like to warmly welcome the news that the village of Rooskey and nearby towns of Strokestown, Frenchpark, Elphin and Ballaghaderreen are each set to benefit from a financial grant of €100,000 aimed at reviving the town centres and enhancing leisure attractions such as walkways and cycleways. The allocation was announced at a recent …
Read More →I would like to warmly welcome the news that a number of environmental initiatives in the midlands region are set to receive funding of almost € 20,000 under the 2018 Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund. Ballaghaderren National School will benefit from € 450 while Ballyfornan Tidy Towns has been allocated the same amount to …
Read More →I am absoultely outraged and saddened to hear today’s news that a number of post offices in County Roscommon, Leitrim and Longford are amongst those to close in yet another attack on rural Ireland. We in Tarmombarry already lost our post office some years ago as did our neighbours in Clondra and it is deeply …
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