€5m centre for youths lies idle for seven years

THE Health Service Executive Mid-West was unable to say yesterday if a €5 million centre for disturbed youths, lying idle for nearly seven years, will open next month as planned.

Wed, 21 Mar, 2007 - 00:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

The government had extended the deadline by three years to 2007 for the opening of Coovagh House due to problems recruiting staff.

The facility has been built in the grounds of St Joseph’s Hospital at Mulgrave Street, Limerick.

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