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It is no coincidence that the Regional (now the University College) Hospital and Merlin Park opened almost simultaneously in the mid 1950s. The Old Central Hospital, which had opened in 1922, became unfit for purpose, mainly due to overcrowding, and the difficulty accommodating long stay tuberculosis patients. Tuberculosis, or TB, was, in the early decades of the 20th century, at epidemic proporations. The same year that the Central Hospital opened, the same year as the foundation of our State, there were 4,614 deaths from TB; 611 were children under 15 years.

From the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s Galway medical services were on the verge of collapse. The situation at the Central Hospital was particularly chaotic. By 1933 the hospital had a nominal 317 acute beds but overcrowding soon became a permanent feature of the general and medical wards. In March 1938 the number of patients exceeded the beds by 10, with 251 in general wards, 52 in the fever, and 24 in maternity. It was common practice to accommodate patients on mattresses laid out between the beds.

The Galway Chamber has come out in support for a new hospital for the city to be located at Merlin Park, with chamber president Conor O’Dowd calling for a "new acute hospital" that will "meet the needs" of Galway and the West.

Community groups and members of the local community are disappointed with the Galway City Council's decision to rezone meadows in Merlin Park.

Caiseal Cam, Roscam, Galway is found on the east side of Galway city. The development forms part of an award winning O'Malley estate which was constructed in the mid 2000s and comprises a mixture of semidetached, terraced, duplex, and apartment residences, which overlook manicured lawns with mature trees and shrubbery found throughout.

Caiseal Cam, Roscam, Galway is found on the east side of Galway city. The development forms part of an award winning O'Malley estate which was constructed in the mid 2000s and comprises a mixture of semidetached, terraced, duplex, and apartment residences, which overlook manicured lawns with mature trees and shrubbery found throughout.

Tomorrow, November 25, will see leading city-based agent DNG Maxwell Heaslip & Leonard host its final auctions of 2016. The auction team are looking forward to a more relaxed run up to Christmas, but not before completing their much anticipated final auction of the year.

Following the success of being named winner of the Irish Independent Regional Excellence Award 2016, along with strong sales results from its November auction, O’Donnellan & Joyce has launched its Wild Atlantic Way Christmas property auction, the seventh and final auction of the year, on December 16 in the Harbour Hotel, New Dock Road, Galway.

The need for a new acute hospital in Galway can no longer be ignored given comments by the Saolta Hospital Group at this week’s Special Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare, Dep Hildegarde Naughton has said.

A government TD has questioned a delay by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in deciding whether to proceed with plans for the development of a new Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway (UHG).