While rebuilding the Health Centre on the main street remains an option for the HSE, they say the original site would not be suitable for both GP and enhanced primary care services in the future.

Dr Martin Daly's comments come as doctors struggle to deal with an increasing number of patients attending

It's expected the road will remain closed for a number of hours.

Martin Daly has warned that some people who should be in hospital are instead being treated at home or in other settings.

Ballygar and Ballyforan have all also reported outages affecting over 200 people.

The selection takes place tonight in Canada.

According to the organization, the government's own reports show that over a thousand extra GPs are needed for the plan to work.

Investigations are ongoing.