Junior Minister John Maloney meets Mountmellick councillors tonight

The Minister for State with responsibility for Equality, Disability and Mental Health, is in Mountmellick tonight for a meeting with the Town Council.

Laois/Offaly's John Maloney will sit down with councillors to discuss the future of St Joseph's Ward at St Vincent's Hospital and Day Care services at the facility.

Tonight's meeting is taking place in Mountmellick Civic Offices at 8 o'clock.

Labour councillor Pat Bowe says it's an ideal opportunity for Minister Maloney to explain his plans for the facilities and answer councillors' questions