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Hospital overcrowding: 505 patients waiting for beds
WEB6 hours ago · James Cox. A total of 505 admitted patients are waiting for hospital beds this morning, according to today’s Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch. This includes 352 patients waiting in emergency departments, while 153 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital. The most overcrowded …
Ombudsman sees 66 public service complaints from Westmeath in …
WEB3 hours ago · Published: Tue 24 Sep 2024, 2:54 PM. The Ombudsman, Ger Deering, received 66 complaints about public services from people in Westmeath during 2023. The Ombudsman received a total of 4,465 complaints about public services nationally during the year. The Ombudsman investigates complaints from people who feel they have been unfairly treated by a ...
Cllrs vote to raise Local Property Tax | Westmeath Independent
WEB6 hours ago · Cllrs vote to raise Local Property Tax. A maximum 15% hike in local property tax for the next five years was passed by 11 votes to six at a meeting of Westmeath County Council on Monday. Members were told that the increase will be less than €2 a month for most households and the monies will be ringfenced for traffic calming, public lighting ...
SF €1bn investment fund would transform Westmeath …
WEB7 hours ago · Published: Tue 24 Sep 2024, 11:00 AM. Sinn Féin’s €1bn investment fund "would help transform communities like Longford-Westmeath", according to Deputy Sorca Clarke. Deputy Clarke says that the party’s commitment to put €1bn of the Apple tax money into an Investment in Communities Fund would help transform communities across the ...
Impressive Castletown Geoghegan reach SHC final
WEB6 hours ago · Impressive Castletown Geoghegan reach SHC final. Castletown Geoghegan 3-26, St Oliver Plunkett's 3-15. Castletown Geoghegan once again showed they are major contenders in the race for the Westmeath Examiner Cup with an 11-point victory over St Oliver Plunkett's at Killucan on Sunday evening confirming their place in them county final.
Church abuse crisis an ‘open wound’ that must be addressed, …
WEB2 hours ago · Archbishop Farrell was unsparing in his criticism of the church’s historical failure to fully confront the abuse crisis. He warned against superficial solutions, noting that until the church and society genuinely "own what has happened," any change of heart would remain on the surface. He described the church’s past responses as marked by ...
Budget 2025: What to expect | Westmeath Independent
WEB1 day ago · The Irish Examiner has reported that Budget 2025 will contain a "significant" income tax and USC reduction package, confirmed by the Taoiseach. The measures will be part of a €1.4 billion tax package, Harris said. The Taoiseach said no person earning the average wage should pay the higher rate of income tax. …
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