1,000 jobs in two health projects

LIMERICK got a massive jobs boost yesterday with the go-ahead for two major health projects that will create up to 1,000 full and part-time jobs.

Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe announced that the new graduate medical school building in the University of Limerick (UL) was among the projects that would start construction this year as part of the Government’s €200 million building plan for the higher education sector.

And Beacon Medical Group said it was pressing ahead with a 183-bed private hospital costing €250m on the grounds of the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, after final planning had been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála.