‘€1bn hospital is far more important than my children’, says father of kids with cystic fibrosis

The father of two children with cystic fibrosis welcomed the news that Ireland’s €1bn world-class children’s hospital has been given the green light by the Government after over 20 years of planning.

‘€1bn hospital is far more important than my children’, says father of kids with cystic fibrosis

Louis Roden, who campaigned for 15 years for a new children’s hospital in Ireland said his two children, like countless others, would have moved into the adult system by the time the hospital opens.

The chairman of the New Crumlin Hospital Group and who is from Dublin, has two teenage children who have cystic fibrosis.

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