‘Smelly and drab psychiatric wards beyond belief’

Wards in a psychiatric hospital earmarked for closure were “drab, bare, institutionalised and smelly”.

Furthermore, mould was visible in some areas along with a smell of urine, an inspection report by the state’s mental health watchdog has found.

The Mental Health Commission has long called for the closure of St Finan’s in Killarney but it remains open, although plans are afoot to accommodate patients elsewhere.