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672:. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 12 August 2011
524:"Roscommon hospital group plans protests"
476:. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 16 August 2010
764:"Roscommon to lose emergency department"
584:. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 8 August 2011
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978:Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
504:. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 11 July 2011
468:"8,000 protest over Roscommon hospital"
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1033:Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda
530:. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 1 July 2011
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1003:Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise
636:"Inquiries into Roscommon files find"
551:"Pledge to continue hospital protest"
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900:Saolta University Health Care Group
784:"Roscommon unit to close next week"
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1283:Cork Street Fever Hospital, Dublin
603:McDonagh, Marese (9 August 2011).
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1073:St. Vincent's University Hospital
824:"New name for Roscommon Hospital"
549:Siggins, Lorna (10 August 2011).
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1043:Roscommon University Hospital
257:Closure of maternity services
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388:"In a Word...Roscommon"
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