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The HSE West has apologised to the family of a man with serious speech and hearing problems, after he was killed on his way home from a hospital appointment last February.

The monthly meeting of Mayo County Council was adjourned this week, as a mark of respect to two of the elected members of the council whose parents died recently. Glowing tributes were paid to both Mr Michael Mulherin, father of Ballina-based Councillor Michelle Mulherin and Angela O’Brien, mother of south-Mayo Cllr Patsy O’Brien.

The Galway City Council and the HSE have advised residents of Old Mervue not to drink tap water and informed the rest of the city on the precautionary measures which must be taken to deal with the latest with water crisis.

Residents in Old Mervue face a three week wait before the council obtains the final reports on the feasibility of installing water filters in houses to remove the lead contamination from the water supply.

The drinking water supply of a house in Taylor’s Hill has been discovered to have excess levels of lead and last evening the Mayor of Galway Padraig Conneely expressed fears that the lead contamination problem may now be more widespread than was feared.

It’s depressing yet again to be talking about the recession. With Christmas just around the corner, and with our new look Advertiser hitting the shops and houses this week (hope you like it) we were in an upbeat, jubilant mood here.

New and innovative ways must be found to provide transport for older people living in rural areas, an Age Action West meeting has been told.

Discussions are continuing between the HSE West and the Western Alzheimer’s Foundation in relation to the capital plan for the 29-bed respite home for Alzheimer disease sufferers which is to be built at Merlin Park.

Angry councillors lashed out this week at the decision to centralise the processing of medical cards in Dublin and called for its immediate reversal.

Mayo General Hospital’s budget for 2009 has overrun by €1.9 million during the first few months of the year. The budget for 2009 stands at €82.9 million, a cut of €2.6 million on 2008, but the hospital is struggling to make the savings.