Sherlock heckled at Mallow protest

A JUNIOR minister was heckled by protesters as he tried to hold a press conference in Mallow, Co Cork about proposals to axe the local general hospital’s 24-hour emergency department.

For Sean Sherlock TD yesterday was a far cry from the adulation he received in his hometown only a few months ago when he topped the General Election poll in the Cork East constituency.

Instead he had to face an angry crowd outside Mallow GAA Club, but faced them down with assurances that ‘’nothing was written in stone’’ and his aim was to ensure the hospital had all the modern facilities possible to cater for the 100,000 population in its catchment area.