Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeil said a new hospital will be build in the Midwest. Photograph: iStockMinister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has announced her intention to build a new hospital to help address the deficiencies in the health service in the Midwest. In addition, she told RTÉ Radio’s News at One, there will be an expansion of acute bed capacity at University Hospital Limerick‘s Dooradoyle site and the development of a second site nearby to increase capacity. The first option was to expand capacity at UHL’s Dooradoyle site. “Option A is an immediate development of acute bed capacity on the Dooradoyle site.

Source: The Irish Times December 16, 2025 15:05 UTC