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Athlone man is over six months in Tullamore hospital - but hasn't got the treatment he needs, Dáil told

May 22, 2026 08:19
By Eoghan Murphy
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Athlone man is over six months in Tullamore hospital - but hasn't got the treatment he needs, Dáil told
Sinn Féin TD Sorca Clarke raised the case in the Dáil

Sinn Féin TD Sorca Clarke says it's grossly unfair on the man.

An Athlone man has spent over six months in Tullamore hospital - without getting the treatment he needs.

The Dáil has heard the 54-year-old was told he'd be transferred to St James's Hospital in Dublin for specialist care.

But local TD Sorca Clarke says it has since transpired there's no pathway for that to happen.

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The Sinn Féin deputy says the case is unacceptable:

 

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