Disused Kerry hospitals will not be redeveloped for housing

Two disused landmark hospital buildings in Co Kerry will not be redeveloped for the housing market.

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.