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Minister under fire to address Portiuncula maternity downgrade

Oct 1, 2025 08:51
By Shannonside News
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Minister under fire to address Portiuncula maternity downgrade

Up to 2,000 attended a massive protest in Ballinasloe in mid-August.

The Minister for Health has come under fire for not addressing ongoing issues at Portiuncula University Hospital.

In July, the HSE confirmed that high-risk mothers can no longer deliver their babies at the facility - and must go to other units.

Up to 2,000 attended a massive protest in Ballinasloe in mid-August.

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Roscommon-Galway TD Claire Kerrane previously wrote to Minister Carroll McNeil seeking an urgent meeting on the downgrade.

Speaking in the Dáil, Deputy Kerrane says soon-to-be mothers deserve answers:

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