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Rising population putting pressure on GPs, says top HSE official

THE country’s rising population is putting more pressure on GP services in the west of Ireland, a top HSE official has admitted. Tony Canavan, Regional Executive Officer, HSE West and North West and Executive Chair of the Regional Health Forum West, ...

19 Jul 2024 at 12:30

Local News

'Soul destroying' for people who do not receive promised home help – Kilcoyne

A CASTLEBAR councillor says it is 'soul destroying' for patients when they fail to receive any home help despite being told they will receive some when they leave hospital. Figures released by the HSE revealed that as of the end of January, there ...

03 Apr 2024 at 12:01

Local News

Kilcoyne calls for Dillon to step in after Housing Minister rejects Castlebar Local Area Plan

A Castlebar-based councillor has called on Minister Alan Dillon to get involved after the Minister for Housing rejected the Castlebar Local Area plan. Cllr Michael Kilcoyne called on Dillon, who was recently appointed as Minister of State at the ...

30 May 2024 at 10:30

Local News

Kilcoyne hits out at ‘frightening’ number of deaths at MUH emergency department

ONE-HUNDRED-and-seventeen people died in Mayo University Hospital’s emergency department between 2019 and 2023, according to new HSE figures. The number of deaths which occurred in the Castlebar hospital was presented to the HSE Regional Health ...

02 Jun 2024 at 19:00

Local News

Castlebar set to receive ‘the largest educational investment in County Mayo’s history’ at former military barracks

A proposal to transform the former Castlebar military barracks into a ‘state-of-the-art’ educational facility has been unanimously welcomed by Castlebar Municipal District Council. Mayo County Council have proposed the sale or ‘significant ...

06 Dec 2024 at 12:59

Castlebar

Mayo councillor claims nursing home expose has put 'fear of God' in elderly people

A MAYO councillor has claimed that 'the fear of God' is in some elderly people at the prospect of entering a nursing home in light of a recent RTÉ Investigates programme. Castlebar-based Independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne made the ...

24 Jun 2025 at 21:30

Local News

Kilcoyne slams ‘pathetic’ inaction on affordable housing in Castlebar

MINISTER Alan Dillon TD, has been criticised for not advancing an application for an affordable housing scheme in Castlebar that was made almost a year ago. Mayo County Council applied for funding for 15 affordable housing units in ...

05 Aug 2024 at 09:00

Local News

HSE says no funding in place for dedicated bereavement officer at MUH

THE HSE has not yet applied for funding for a bereavement officer at Mayo University Hospital (MUH), the HSE Regional Forum West has been told. Responding to a query from Cllr Michael Kilcoyne, a senior HSE official said that it ...

17 Jul 2024 at 09:00

Local News

Day care service in Sacred Heart Hospital will not be reduced – HSE

Rumours that the day services in the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar will be reduced are not true and there are no plans to reduce the service according to the HSE. Independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne had asked the HSE ...

03 Apr 2024 at 15:00

Castlebar

Mayo councillors want 'nasty operation' banned in Castlebar

Clamping motorists in Mayo was described as a 'nasty operation' by a local councillor who supported a call for the practice to be banned in Castlebar. A motion by Independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne to outlaw clamping ...

07 Aug 2025 at 20:05

Castlebar

HSE blame scarcity of specialised radiographers forsuspension of Mayo Mammography Service

The scarcity of specialised radiographers is being blamed by the HSE for failing to provide maternity cover for the Mayo mammography service. The mammography service for Mayo women which was provided by Mayo University ...

23 Sept 2025 at 21:00

Castlebar

Senior Mayo council official expresses concern regarding harassment of staff

A SENIOR official in Mayo County Council has said that harassment of staff is a major reason why no caller ID is displayed when they make a call. The telephone system used by Mayo County Council has been criticised ...

11 Mar 2025 at 15:30

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