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Local Sinn Fein councillor Paul Hogan has warned that Fianna Fail is in danger of reverting to its failed economic policies of the 1980s. Commenting on the Government’s announcement that it is to bring forward the 2009 Budget, Cllr Hogan said that the move is evidence of the extent of the current public finance crisis.

Surgical and diagnostic breast cancer services at Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar will be transferred to Galway in a few weeks, a meeting of the HSE West forum were told this week. Initially the services were to be moved in September, then the HSE said it would be December but now confirmation has been given that Mayo patients will start attending the centre of excellence in Galway in a few weeks. However no definitive date has been given for the move.

There have been mixed reactions locally to yesterday’s budget blow-out, which has left every one of us less well off in some shape or form.

Fine Gael Longford/ Westmeath Senator, Nicky McFadden has said this week that the failure of the HSE to provide adequate resources for the Midlands Hospital, Mullingar is placing untold pressure on staff who are finding it increasingly difficult to cope.

A draft HSE national plan which proposes “severe” staff cutbacks to the public health service is “insulting to hardworking staff” according to a local nursing union official.

After almost two years in planning, Athlone Town Council has finally given the green light for a new €3.5 million art gallery.

A local city councillor is calling for the resignation of Health Minister Mary Harney in the wake of recent reports that further budgetary cutbacks would result in the loss of 60 beds, 126 staff and two theatres at University Hospital Galway.

“Horrendous” is how the chairman of the HSE West’s regional health forum has described the fact that almost 90 beds have now been closed in local public hospitals due to budgetary cutbacks.

The HSE is considering proposals to bring 16 beds in Mullingar Hospital, which had remained closed for the summer period due to budget cutbacks, back into operation.