A little over 300 people took part in a lively and colourful demonstration  in Ballyfermot  today, 1^st July, to protest  against ward closures in Cherry Orchard Hospital.
 

Families and carers were joined by community activists, local political representatives and the wider community in a show of solidarity with patients suffering from althzeimers and dementia. The Laurel Unit in Cherry Orchard hospital which provides 18 beds for such patients is due to be closed down.
 People marched through Ballyfermot to the hospital  where family members whose loved ones are affected by the proposed cuts handed in a local petition to hospital management.