A number of field event records were the highlights of the first day of the South Munster Schools T&F which took place in cool and wet conditions at Cork IT.

Our Lady’s Hospital on the Lee Road in Cork City was built as a mental health institution on the northern slopes overlooking the River Lee in the 1840s.

Five units of the Cork City Fire Brigade were needed to tackle a large blaze at the old St Kevin’s unit at the former Our Lady’s Hospital site in Shanakiel.

CAMPAIGNERS who opposed the closure of a ward at Waterford’s only geriatric hospital yesterday demanded to know what plans the HSE has in relation to a new 50-bed unit promised prior to the closure, which occurred one year ago yesterday.