Private hospital gets council’s provisional go-ahead

MOVES to build a private hospital and to relocate the Enable Ireland services in Cork city took a significant step forward yesterday.

Cork County Council has granted outline planing permission for a tract of green-belt land on the edge of Cork city at Garranadarragh, Bishopstown for a range of medical/community uses.

Included in the proposal by company Rossridge, headed up by solicitor James O’Mahony, is provision for a 500-car park-and-ride facility to service the western city and hinterland.