Major step forward for €60m Cork Children's hospital as funding secured

Pictured outside Cork University Hospital (CUH) with plans for the new Children's Hospital at CUH are Marie Watson, clinical nurse manager, children's unit, CUH, and (from left) Billy Holland, Munster player; Ger O'Callaghan, CEO of CUH; Dr. Dave Mullane, consultant paediatrician, CUH; Peter O'Mahony, Munster captain and Ambassador for CUH Charity; Prof. Mick Molloy, chairman, CUH Charity, and Michael Nason, CEO, CUH Charity. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Funding for a vital phase of a new €60m children's hospital in Cork has been approved.

It comes amid confirmation that a planning application for the long-awaited facility on the grounds of Cork University Hospital (CUH) is expected to be lodged within weeks.