Just 27 of 3,000 rooms currently completed at new Children’s Hospital
Only 27 of the 3,000 rooms at the National Children’s Hospital have been completed. Back in 2015, construction costs for the National Children’s Hospital (NCH) were estimated to come in at around €600 million. On Tuesday, eight years and no completed hospital later, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the current budget was still at €1.433 billion […]
3 years ago
“Absolutely outrageous”: Parking at new children’s hospital to cost €10 a day
Parents have slated the fees. Parents are expected to pay €10 a day to park at the new National Children’s Hospital in Dublin. According to reports, the daily car-parking charge the daily charge will set parents back €10 a day. The Independent confirmed that the HSE is discussing car-parking charges with the Department of Health […]
3 years ago
Parents outraged over National Children’s Hospital delays
Construction is “progressing at pace” Parents have spoken out against the cost of the new National Children’s Hospital. 80% of the budget has already been spent, but construction on the hospital is already 17 months behind schedule. The National Pediatric Hospital Development Board claims the construction stage will be completed in five months, but the […]
4 years ago
New national children’s hospital costs reach €1bn – as construction continues
There is still almost a year and a half to go before building work is due to be finished. However – three-quarters of the construction budget has now been spent as costs top €1bn – and yet the new National Children’s Hospital is still a long way from being finished. The projected cost for the […]
4 years ago
Bomb scare at the site of the new National Children’s Hospital
Very frightening. Gardaí have confirmed that a suspicious device was found earlier this week at the site of the new National Children’s Hospital in Dublin. Officers were alerted to the presence of the device at the hospital site, which also shares its ground with St James Hospital, on Monday afternoon. Gardaí have now confirmed that […]
5 years ago
Thousands of babies could be buried in mass graves on National Children’s Hospital grounds
An archaeologist who researched records of a predecessor of mother and baby homes that stood on the plot where the new National Children’s Hospital is being built claims the site could have a dark past. According to archaeologist and former senator John Gilroy, tens of thousands of infants could be buried in mass graves in, […]
5 years ago