Ennis protest rally demands reopening of Midwest hospitals' EDs

'The message we wanted to spread today is that the people of the Midwest matter'

John and Brigid Carter at the protest in Ennis demanding the reopening of EDs. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A crowd of 150 people gathered in Ennis on Saturday to back the Midwest Hospital Campaign's demands for Ennis, Nenagh, and St John's hospital emergency departments to be reopened and the facilities upgraded to model 3 status.

Noeleen Moran, a protest organiser, said she was pleased with the turnout after the campaign had been stood down for almost two years due to Covid.