Councillors warn FF of election wipe-out

FIANNA FÁIL councillors have warned of a wipe-out in next year’s local elections after a €39 million hospital redevelopment was put on hold by the Health Service Executive.

Fifteen members of Clare County Council wrote to party headquarters yesterday demanding intervention by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to put the works at Ennis General Hospital back on track.

The letter to FF general secretary, Sean Dorgan, followed a crisis meeting of the group on Thursday amid rumours the project was to be long-fingered.