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A sightseeing trip ended in tragedy for a group of Polish nationals when two men were killed in a crash close to Aughrim on Monday evening.

The HSE warned staff at Portiuncula Hospital this week that services will be curtailed and jobs put at risk if industrial action threatened by the Irish Nurses Organisation goes ahead.

A fun-filled roadshow together with a group of children’s entertainers will visit young patients in local hospitals next week.

A spokesperson for the local branch of the Irish Nurses Organisation has accused the HSE of “scaremongering” following its warning this week that services would be curtailed and jobs put at risk if industrial action at Portiuncula was to go ahead.

In a move to highlight the growing dispute between senior nurse managers and the HSE, staff at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe staged another lunchtime protest yesterday (Thursday).

The HSE is calling on the Irish Nurses Organisation to withdraw a motion of no confidence in senior management at Portiuncula Hospital, following what they are calling the ‘breakdown’ of Labour Relation Commission talks on Wednesday.

Concerned councillors urged both sides to get together to try to resolve the ongoing dispute involving five nurse managers at Portiuncula Hospital which has reached “crisis” point.

Concealed pregnancies are more common in rural communities than urban areas, according to a recent report.

A mother, previously thrown out of the army for dealing ecstasy, had an 11-month jail sentence adjourned in the District Court this week (July 8) after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply more than €3,000 worth of heroin.

Local TD Denis Naughten has been informed by the Health Minister that the report on the review of the intensive and coronary care services at Portiuncula Hospital is expected to be completed shortly.