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A Kilkenny Labour Party TD has said that she is pleased with the assurance from HSE South Management that the continued roll-out of primary care centres such as Ayrfield Primary Care Centre, will be at the heart of community health.

Mental Health Reform presented Minister for Mental Health Kathleen Lynch this week with 6,000 signatures from its petition to fight for mental health in next week’s budget.

To mark World Mental Health Week (9-15 October) in Kilkenny this year, representatives from a number of voluntary organisations will join with the HSE’s Kilkenny Mental Health Services to host a local open day at MacDonagh Junction on Friday October 14 from 12-8pm.

The third annual Coast to Coast cycle from Galway to Dublin from Friday to Sunday in aid of St Patrick’s Hospital Foundation aims to raise vital funds to provide greater access to mental healthcare nationwide.

A Kiltimagh man who pleaded guilty to drink driving after he was stopped by gardaí was convicted and fined €600 and disqualified from driving for three years this week. Peter Byrne, Cuilgar, Kiltimagh, pleaded guilty in Castlebar District Court.

Mayo Youth Mental Health Group is holding an information evening for all those interested in expressing or sharing experiences in relation to youth mental health services.

Mental health services in the west are being stretched to the limit in the wake of swingeing health cuts imposed by the HSE.

A new €8.8 million child and adolescent mental health services inpatient unit, which replaces St Anne’s Children’s Centre, Taylor’s Hill, opened at Merlin Park this week.

“Unfortunately the message is don’t get sick this winter” was the chilling warning from a local union official this week, following the announcement that cuts of almost €50 million are to be imposed across the HSE West region, which takes in both Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, and Roscommon County Hospital.

A 36-year-old Galway man has been charged with sexually assaulting a young boy for more than two years at a house on the west side of the city.