Proposed €40m hospital redevelopment ‘will not go ahead’

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) will not be proceeding with its planned €40 million redevelopment of Ennis General Hospital, it emerged yesterday.

Earlier this month, the HSE secured planning permission for a €15m 50-bed development at the hospital.

However, in a note in the planning report concerning the €15m proposal, the planner in the case confirms an admission from the HSE that the €40m plan will not now be going ahead.