The chairman of Newry, Mourne and Down has demanded "no more empty promises" from the Southern Trust on the future of Daisy Hill hospital ahead of a public rally tomorrow (April 29).
A march demonstration will take place from Marcus Square in Newry city centre to the hospital from 12noon on Saturday.
The rally has been called as the Southern Trust looks to permanently move emergency surgery services from Daisy Hill to Craigavon Area hospital.
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Council SDLP chairman, Michael Savage said: "The feeling in Newry is that people are being treated as secondary to those in Craigavon, if the intention is to downgrade Daisy Hill, they must tell us now.