A 52-year-old woman would not have died at Roscommon County Hospital in February if she had not fallen down a flight of stairs in a wheelchair at the hospital six days earlier, an inquest heard yesterday.

THE HSE has identified the worker they believe dumped the sensitive records of 100 patients from the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar in a public bin at Roscommon County Hospital more than 80km away.

The Data Protection Commissioner has called on the HSE to review the methods by which it stores medical records, after personal files were found in a bin outside Roscommon County Hospital.

The Health Service Executive is to investigate claims that the private medical records of dozens of patients were found in a bin outside Roscommon County Hospital.

TWO protests. Hundreds of angry voices.

ENDA KENNY might have floated to Brussels yesterday instead of flying.

MORE than one in two people are dissatisfied with the Government’s performance, a new poll has shown.

AS 1,000 people marched over the closure of Roscommon Hospital’s emergency department (ED), it emerged one doctor is on the verge of legal action against the health minister over figures presented to illustrate the need to shut the facility.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will not be attending the Connacht SFC final between his native Mayo and Roscommon this weekend.

FINE Gael TDs and senators expressed anger and confusion over the possible downgrading of small hospitals during a fraught parliamentary party meeting with Health Minister James Reilly.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is likely to come under further pressure today after the Health Information and Quality Authority released a timeline of its reports on regional hospitals.

The HSE has confirmed that HIQA inspectors have never visited Roscommon County Hospital, which was downgraded this week.

TO say that an out of hours emergency skeleton service for Roscommon to treat critically ill patients is comparable to a fully equipped hospital already available in the area is outrageous.

THE Taoiseach and Health Minister should make a public apology to the people of Roscommon, rebel Fine Gael councillors have demanded.

The Accident and Emergency Department at Roscommon County Hospital will be replaced with an urgent care unit from today.

TAOISEACH Enda Kenny was forced into a humiliating climb-down last night as he denied deliberately misleading voters over hospital closures.

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Health Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin is calling on the Taoiseach to honour his election commitment to the people of Roscommon, to retain the Emergency Department at Roscommon County Hospital.

The Roscommon Hospital Action Group have said they will continue to fight to keep the emergency department open at their local hospital.

HEALTH chiefs have identified a further ten hospitals with “significant risk” issues for patients.

The Roscommon TD Denis Naughten faces expulsion from Fine Gael after voting against the Government last nght.

A COMPLETE overhaul in the management of the worst performing hospital in the country is to take place.

Gardaí in Roscommon are appealing for the public's help in identifying a man who was killed in a road crash between Boyle and Carrick on Shannon in the early hours of this morning.

MORE than 2,000 hospital staff, former patients and members of local community groups formed a human chain around a Ballinasloe hospital yesterday.

A rally in support of retaining services at Roscommon County Hospital is getting underway around now in the town.

Thousands are expected to turn out for a rally in support of retaining services at Roscommon County Hospital later this morning.

Health Unions will hear details today of cuts to jobs and working hours being planned by the HSE in the west of the country.

APPROXIMATELY three in 10 consultants working in public hospitals are treating more private patients than permitted under the terms of their new contract.

A seven-year-old girl with swine flu was tonight said to be recovering well at home as the Department of Health confirmed two further cases of swine flu.

Tributes were tonight paid to a hard working young man murdered in a knife attack during an early morning brawl outside a pub.

A man was stabbed to death during an early-morning brawl outside a pub today, gardaí said.

An 18-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle accident in Co Roscommon this morning.

EXPECTANT mothers have voted Portiuncula Hospital in Co Galway as providing Ireland’s best maternity service, according to the latest ratings statistics from the online Rate my Hospital service.

A GROUP of consultants have come together to publicly object to suspected plans to end round the clock emergency services at their county hospital.

Cancer deaths will not come down for several years despite a major overhaul of services, the Republic’s new cancer chief warned today.

A man and a woman are fighting for their lives after a car crash in north Galway.

It's all to play for in the Roscommon/South Leitrim Constituency with just weeks to go before a General Election.

MENTAL health campaigners have pleaded for psychiatric patients to be spared the impact of today’s planned work stoppage by nurses.

A FIANNA FÁIL TD last night threatened to leave the party if Health Service Executive (HSE) plans to downgrade hospital services in his constituency get Government approval.

A Fianna Fáil TD is threatening to withdraw his support for the Government if services at Roscommon County Hospital are downgraded.

Roscommon County Hospital is to lose its surgery department.

A man has died and three are seriously injured after a crash in Co Roscommon.

Four deaths on roads over the weekend has brought the 2005 toll to 239, it emerged today.

Two motorists were killed in a collision between two cars in Co Roscommon last night.

The Health Service Executive today defended the progress of a €70m package to reduce pressure on Accident & Emergency units.