Tributes paid as hospitals’ trust stalwart dies

TRIBUTES have been paid to the late Louis Creaven, who as chairman of the Mid-Western Hospitals Development Trust, led many health initiatives in the region.

Mr Creaven, who lived at Robin Hill, Newmarket-on-Fergus, successfully fought for many facilities in the Mid-Western Regional Hospital.

When a decision was taken to bypass Limerick with the provision of radiotherapy services in Dublin, Cork and Galway, Mr Creavensuccessfully challenged the move and forced the Department of Health into a U-turn when he announced the trust already had the funds to pay for a radiotherapy unit through funding from the JP McManus foundation.