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A local politician is urging the HSE West to openly discuss its cost-cutting proposals with the public before they are set in stone.

A local union boss is urging people to take to the streets and protest over the forthcoming health cuts before the axe falls on the service.

Mayo’s Dessie Keegan remains Connacht’s only senior softball singles quarter-finalist after the third round matches were decided over the weekend. Keegan had the expected victory over Limerick’s Seamus O’Carroll in two games at Roscommon on Sunday. Always quick out of the blocks, the Ballaghaderreen club man won the first game impressively 21 aces to 3 and added the second 21-13 to advance to a quarter-final meeting with Wexford’s Gavin Buggy this weekend. However it was a different story for Keegan’s club mates, Joe McCann and Vinnie Moran, as they lost out heavily to Barry Goff (Wexford) and Eoin Kennedy (Dublin) respectively at the weekend. Pauline Gallagher recorded a hard-earned win over Cork’s Aisling O’Keeffe in her senior singles match at Ballina on Saturday last. The Swinford star showed a lot of determination to win out on a 8-21, 21-6, 21-19 scoreline.

If you have noticed your neighbour has become a bit flash with the cash of late — there may well be a good reason for it.

Leading hospital consultants are urging the public to “stand up and support” Merlin Park Hospital amid fears that most of the facility will be closed down by the HSE in the next few weeks as part of cost cutting measures to help the authority balance its books.

As the highest ever number of unemployed people was recorded this week with more than 452,000 now without jobs, Government representatives have rejected claims that Ireland is entering a decade of stagnation due to a ‘jobless recovery’.

The future of the Mayo Enterprise Board will be decided at a Government meeting next month which is to consider a restructuring plan for County Enterprise Boards. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Innovation Batt O’Keeffe is to bring proposals on the structure of the country’s network of 35 county enterprise boards (CEBs) before the Government in relation to key issues such as staffing and centralising services.

A judge was mildly mortified in court this week (May 12) when, after paying tribute to a retiring garda, he was told “You were the first judge I gave evidence to”.

A car salesman who accused two gardai of “telling lies”, was banned from the roads for a year in Athlone District Court this week (February 1) after being convicted of drink driving .

There were some outstanding performances by some of the young athletes at the juvenile even age groups cross-country at a wind and rain swept Tramore Racecourse on Sunday. However the Kilkenny athletes made light of the tough hilly and winding course and adverse weather conditions.