No viable solution to link new modular unit at MUH to the main hospital without patients going outdoors Published: Wednesday, 03 March 2021 08:30
Patients in the recently installed modular unit, that is an extension to the Emergency Dept at Mayo University Hospital, must go outside into the open air, in order to access other services such as scans or x-rays in the main hospital building.
The situation is not acceptable, according to Castlebar councillor Michael Kilcoyne, who has raised concerns over sick patients having to go out into the elements at all times of the day and night, to access essential medical services.
National award for Roscommon Women s Network CycleUp group Published: Wednesday, 03 March 2021 10:28
The Roscommon Women s Network CycleUp Group has won a national award for Outstanding Work in Adult Education.
The upcycling programme trains participants to upcycle textile items from the Roscommon Women s Network charity shop, master skills in sewing, and design and produce products for sale under the Cycleup brand.
The group has won a STAR award at the AONTAS Adult Learners Festival for Sustainable Development through Education.
A special online event will be held tomorrow (Thursday) to acknowledge the contribution all the shortlisted awards have made to the adult and community education sector.
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Mayo SF TD calls on Govt to scrap Shared Equity Loan scheme Published: Wednesday, 03 March 2021 07:55
The Dáil will later debate a Sinn Fein motion calling for the Government s new shared equity plan for housing to be scrapped.
It would see the State cover up to 30 percent of the cost of a new home in exchange for a stake.
The Housing Minister Darragh O Brien says it ll help thousands stuck in an affordability gap, but the opposition think the focus should be on delivering more affordable homes.
Mayo Sinn Fein TD Rose Conway-Walsh insists the FF developer scheme will push up house prices, and is calling on Government to invest instead in real affordable homes to rent and buy.