'Serious safety issues' force Cork's Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital to permanently shut 

In a statement given to the Irish Examiner, a spokesperson said that serious health and safety concerns meant the hospital's building "is no longer fit for purpose."

The team at Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital in Togher have been operating since 1957, however, what initially started as a temporary closure has now been made permanent

One of Cork's busiest veterinary hospitals has been forced to permanently shut due to "serious health and safety issues" with the surgery's building.

The team at Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital in Togher have been operating since 1957, however, what initially started as a temporary closure has now been made permanent, with the hospital closing its doors for the final time on Friday, March 31st.