Travel times to hospitals revealed by online map

TRAVEL time to an acute hospital for people living in Kerry, north Mayo or south west Donegal could be more than an hour, a mapping tool reveals.

The free interactive map, launched yesterday, allows users to pinpoint an area on the island of Ireland and discover its exact drive time from the various services.

The tool, developed by NUI Maynooth’s National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA), shows that average travel times to services in the North are generally lower than the Republic.