Hospital to get relaxation garden after €100k gift

A LONG-AWAITED relaxation garden for parents of seriously ill new-born babies, funded by a €100,000 donation from a mystery donor, is set to be opened by autumn.

After three years of negotiations, planning and delays, work on the quiet area facility at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) has finally been scheduled for the coming weeks.

It has been designed by renowned Irish gardener Diarmuid Gavin and is based on an award-winning creation he produced for the 2008 Chelsea Flower Show.