Galway Bay fm newsroom - Construction is to get underway on a new 50-bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe this week.
The building will cost around €25m and is expected to be completed by the middle of next year.
The project has been planned for several years but encountered significant delays as a result of COVID-19.
Local TD Denis Naughten says additional capacity at Portiuncula is now more urgently required than ever before.
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