On the ground at the proposed site of the Mid-West's new hospital

At first glance, it is hard to picture that peaceful green fields outside Limerick could soon become a construction site and eventually a new hospital which hopefully will finally help address the Mid-West's chronic overcrowding.

Barbed wire and stone walls still run around the farm fields. They are flanked by a quiet lane with several large houses and on the far side by links to busy roads, including the 2km distance to University Hospital Limerick.

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