Decision ‘in weeks’ on children’s hospital

A decision on the location of the proposed national children’s hospital will be made in the next number of weeks, according to Health Minister Dr James Reilly.

His comments follow a newspaper report yesterday that Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown is being tipped as the favoured location.

If Connolly is chosen, it will represent a major blow to those who have worked for the past number of years towards securing the new hospital for the Mater campus, where about €35m has already been invested.