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PODCAST: Ballinasloe maternity campaign ramps up as Dáil returns

Sep 19, 2025 14:22
By Eoghan Murphy
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PODCAST: Ballinasloe maternity campaign ramps up as Dáil returns

The Portiuncula Maternity Alliance is seeking a meeting with the Health Minister, Jennifer O'Carroll MacNeill, over the downgrading of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital in Ballinasloe.

The decision to widen the definition of 'high-risk' pregnancies at the hospital was made in July.

Around 3,500 people protested against the decision in Ballinasloe last month.

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As the Dáil resumes this week, the campaign is moving up a notch.

Eoghan Murphy has been speaking to councillor and Dr Evelyn Parsons, from the Portiuncula Maternity Alliance:

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