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It has emerged that the closure of A&E services at Roscommon Hospital, due to take place this Monday, is likely to be postponed.

Two of Galway’s public hospitals will come under increasing pressure if a proposal to close Roscommon County Hospital’s A&E department in a fortnight’s time goes ahead, a local trade union official warned this week.

“People will die unnecessarily” was the grim message from chairman of the Roscommon Hospital Action Committee, as the group prepared to meet yesterday evening [Thursday] to decide on the next step in their battle to save local hospital services.

An Athlone man convicted of threatening to burn down two homes and who assaulted arresting gardaí with a toilet seat before being subdued with pepper spray, was jailed for a total of nine months in the District Court this week (April 13).

Chairman of the Roscommon Hospital Action Committee, John McDermott, has been confirmed as the group’s candidate for the forthcoming General Election in the Roscommon-South Leitrim constituency.

There are renewed fears for the future of Portiuncula Hospital this week with claims that the facility is facing a €4.75 million shortfall which could place services under serious threat.

Deputy Denis Naughten has welcomed a commitment by the HSE to upgrade the sterilising facilities at Roscommon County Hospital.

IMPACT trade union has written to the HSE’s interim regional director of operations (RDO), John Hennessy, seeking commitments on a wide range of posts to be filled in Portiuncula and Roscommon hospitals.

There were over 58 pest incidents recorded in Roscommon hospital and 26 in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in the past five years, according to records released this week.

A man who threatened to stab a former schoolmate in the early hours after he and a co-accused heard the victim talk about money, had an 11 month sentence adjourned until May to see if he can come up with an adequate compensation offer.