The decision by two Fianna Fáil TDs to resign the party whip in a row over cancer services in the north-west has been criticised by lobbyists in the area.

A SLIGO woman, whose cancer was diagnosed by Fianna Fáil TD Dr Jimmy Devins, said she and other patients are “terribly let down” by the junior minister’s support for plans to downgrade cancer services in the north-west.

Hundreds of protesters are to picket the Dáil today over controversial plans to abolish vital cancer services in the north-west.

HUNDREDS of people are expected to protest against the planned downgrading of cancer treatment services at Sligo General Hospital outside Leinster House in Dublin today.