Project puts flesh on the bones of Orthopaedic history

The then Cork Examiner dedicated a full page to the issue when St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital first opened its doors in November 1955, at a cost of €538,000.

The contractors associated with the construction were as prominent a part of the story as the visiting hours.

Advertisements surrounding the newspaper article show Munster Arcade supplied the linoleum, PJ Hegarty & Sons did the construction work and The Dublin Paint and Glass Company supplied all the glass.