Patients at new casualty clinic to pay €200

PATIENTS will be charged up to €200 to attend the country’s first private casualty department which opens on Monday.

However, patients cannot just drop in and will have to be referred by their GP in order to use the luxurious facility at the Galway Clinic.

The clinic is the newest private hospital in the country and is one of the most impressive buildings in Galway. It was developed by Dr James Sheehan of the Blackrock Clinic and its backers include meat baron Larry Goodman.