Appeals board hears opposition to €40m private hospital plan

OPPONENTS of a planned €40 million private hospital on the outskirts of Ennis yesterday outlined their opposition to the project at an oral hearing.

Last year, Clare County councillors voted 28 to 3 in favour of the rezoning at Woodstock to give the developers, John Stack and Pat Bonner, approval for a 100-bed hospital plan.

The Bord Pleanála hearing is being held at the Temple Gate Hotel in Ennis,