Disused Kerry hospitals will not be redeveloped for housing
However, Dingle hospital may be revitalised as an arts and education hub while, in a separate disposal of property, the GAA have reached an agreement with the HSE for improved access to Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney with the planned part-acquisition of the f ormer St Finan’s psychiatric hospital site.
Kerry County Council had examined the possibility of utilising, for social housing, the three-storey hospital in Dingle but deemed it unsuitable.
