Oldest hospice reveals its secrets in TV tribute

A fly-on-the-wall documentary is to take a look behind the scenes at the country’s oldest hospice in Cork city prior to its move to new premises.

The two-part TV3 documentary on St Patrick’s Marymount Hospital at Wellington Rd will portray the ups and downs of day-to-day life at the 145-year-old facility.

Airing at 10pm on Tuesday, Marymount will include memories of the much-loved Cork institution before its move to a new hospital, which will make it Ireland’s most advanced palliative care facility and a centre of excellence for the Irish hospice movement.