New acute hospital to be built in Enniskillen

A new acute hospital serving the west of Northern Ireland is to be built to the north of Enniskillen, it was announced today.

Stormont Heath Minister Des Browne said the decision to place the hospital in Co Fermanagh and not in Omagh, Co Tyrone was the most difficult decision in an investment programme amounting to £1.2bn (€1.76bn) over the next 10 years.