The Minister for Health has been urged to intervene and reopen a chapel in the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town. It follows news this week that it won't open for at least another 18 months. The chapel in the State-run nursing home been closed for two years due to the fire safety concerns. Cllr Marty McDermott brought forward a motion at this month's Roscommon County Council meeting calling on the local authority to write to Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and the HSE. Cllr Paschal Fitzmaurice, however, criticised the HSE, saying they've been 'no friends to County Roscommon':
Cllr Michael Holland says the chapel was a source of comfort for his late mother during her time in the Sacred Heart home:
He says a prayer facility should be provided to both residents and their loved ones:
