Co-location group goes on charm offensive

THE consortium behind a controversial €250 million co-location hospital in Cork has mounted a “charm offensive” to ease local concerns.

Representatives of the Beacon Medical Group (BMG) have contacted local residents’ groups and local politicians in the Wilton area in the last day or so as part of a discreet PR campaign.

The move follows a wave of opposition to the 185-bed five storey hospital on the grounds of the crowded Cork University Hospital (CUH) campus.