McDonald to address a public meeting on Navan ED

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald will address a public meeting to save Navan's Emergency Department.

She will address a public meeting in Navan on Monday, 20th June, calling for Navan Hospital's emergency services to be saved, amidst plans by the HSE to downgrade services at the hospital.

Deputies Johnny Guirke and Darren O'Rourke, will also address the meeting.

Deputy McDonald said: "The A&E Department in Navan provides a vital service to the local community and these crucial emergency services need to be retained.

"What Navan Hospital needs is sufficient investment to retain vital services. "The government, the Minister for Health and the HSE should pursue this, instead of letting the HSE set the agenda by proposing the closure of services that they have been attempting to shut down for years now.

"People power has saved services at Navan Hospital in the past and we need people to rally around this issue again in order to retain our emergency services.

"I am encouraging everyone to attend Monday's public meeting and to mobilise to retain services at Navan Hospital."

The public meeting will take place at 7.30pm on Monday in the Newgrange Hotel, Navan