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PICS: Thousands gather for Waterford Regional Hospital rally

Thousands gathered to protest the proposed downgrading of the hospital to a county hospital.

AROUND 12,000 PEOPLE converged on Waterford city centre today for a rally against the downgrading of Waterford Regional Hospital to a county hospital.

Sinn Féin Waterford-based Senator David Cullinane, who marched today, told TheJournal.ie that people are saying “save our hospital services, save our cancer services, save our regional hospital”.

The photos below, taken by Colin Shanahan, show the scale of the protest.

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