The family of Sean O’Donnell (59) has settled a court action over his death at St Vincent’s University Hospital

No definite timeline

The corridors which once echoed to the shuffling sounds of bare footed men, women and children, have been replaced by modern wards where the elderly and the sick are comforted and cared for with compassion and skill

“We all know our population is getting older, so the outstanding services in St Vincent's are needed, and progress and completion of this project is an election priority for me."

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the two car collision that occurred on the R753 between Ballinaclash and Aughrim at around 8.35am on Thursday, September 26th.

The driver and sole occupant of the car, a woman aged in her 80s, was fatally injured.

THE proposed new 92-bed hospital at St Vincent’s in Athy will benefit not just the people of the town but south Kildare and the surrounding districts. That’s according to Senator Mark Wall, who raised the project recently in the Seanad.

The woman, who is in her 50s, was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital, where she remains in a critical condition.

The hospital with the highest amount of patients on trolleys is University Hospital Limerick, with 138 patients waiting for beds.