HSE under fire over derelict hospital site

The HSE is under fire for allowing buildings on a former mental hospital complex fall into total dereliction over the past decade.

Senator Colm Burke has called on senior health officials to devise a strategy to deal with the neglect of the buildings in Our Lady’s complex, at Shanakiel on the northside of Cork City.

The issue was raised in the Seanad last week with Mr Burke seeking clarification from the Department of Health and the HSE on the status of the site.