Limerick hospital campaigners urge public to contact local TDs
A GROUP aimed at drawing attention to healthcare issues in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary have launched an email campaign to lobby politicians for support.
The Mid-West Hospital Campaign have been campaigning for some time to improve health services in the area.
In an effort to "keep the pressure" on decision makers, the group have now launched an email campaign to lobby politicians in the Mid-West for support.
Via a site called UpLift, the group are asking the public to send an email to their local TD and to encourage their friends and family to do the same.
The campaigners said: "Please can you email your TD now to call on them to do more to make sure people in the Mid-West have the healthcare we all deserve.
"Ennis, Nenagh and other hospitals in the region need to be resourced to do more."
The group supported a protest in Limerick city recently that saw thousands of people take to the streets to voice their concerns regarding overcrowding issues at UHL.
Organised by Mike Daly, over 11,000 people joined the protest with signs and banners to draw attention to the crisis-ridden hospital.