Weekly news from around the 32 counties of Ireland

LAOIS

Work is underway to bring the Portlaoise water supply "back within safe supply limits in the short term", it has emerged.
The county town has had severe pressure on its water supply and rationing was introduced a number of months back due to water leaks following severe frost at the turn of the year.

Laois County Council issued a notice in April announcing that water will be rationed in the Portlaoise, Ballyroan and Ballyfin area for the foreseeable future.
(Source: The Leinster Express)

LEITRIM

County Leitrim's two Fianna Fail Senators, John Ellis and Paschal Mooney, along with Roscommon/South Leitrim Fianna Fail TD, Michael Finneran and party colleague, Sligo/North Leitrim TD, Eamonn Scanlon have opted to claim expenses without receipts according to a report in a national paper.

The remaining TDs serving Co Leitrim: Fianna Fail's Jimmy Devins and Fine Gael's Denis Naughten; John Perry and Frank Feighan, have all opted to provide receipts in support of their expense claims.
(Source: The Leitrim Observer)

LIMERICK

Mayor Kevin Kiely claims the people of Limerick are right behind his call for hanging murderers – and says that members of the victims' families and media should be able to witnesses the executions.

"I think it is high time that the Government had a referendum on the issue and I am confident it would be passed.

There is not enough deterrent there for people who commit murder," the outspoken politician said, adding that he had received widespread support from the public following his comments.
(Source: The Limerick Leader)

LONGFORD

Hundreds of people attended last Saturday's march in Mullingar to protest against any reduction of services at the Midlands Regional Hospital.

The campaign against speculated cuts has gathered momentum in the past two weeks with over 200 people signing an online petition against any cuts and large numbers traveled from Longford to attend the event on Saturday.
(Source: The Longford Leader)

LOUTH
All cases of misdiagnosed miscarriage recorded over the past five years, as well as the cases of any other women now coming forward with stories of similar incidents, are to be reviewed, the Health Service Executive (HSE) said last week.

While earlier last week the HSE said cases of misdiagnosed miscarriage were “very rare”, about a dozen women have come forward over the last week with stories of having been wrongly told by maternity hospitals they were carrying dead babies, only to give birth later to healthy infants.

Earlier last week, Melissa Redmond from Donabate, Co Dublin, said she was prescribed an abortifacient after an initial scan at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in July 2009 showed no foetal heartbeat.

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