‘People’s hospice’ Marymount opens its doors

THE country’s most advanced palliative care centre and hospital threw open its doors for the first time yesterday to allow those who helped fund its construction to see how their money has been spent.

“The people of Cork deserve no less, as they will have contributed over half of the overall cost of the new hospital and hospice when it is opened,” said Kevin O’Dwyer, the chief executive of St Patrick’s/ Marymount in Cork.

Volunteers led members of the public on tours of the €58 million state-of-the-art facility in Curraheen on the city’s western outskirts throughout the day. The tours will continue over the coming days.