Owenacurra closure saga has made life ‘absolute hell’ for residents

Some of those in attendance at the recent meeting about the closure of the Owenacurra Mental Health Centre in the Midleton Park Hotel. Picture: Howard Crowdy

A meeting to discuss the campaign to prevent the closure of Owenacurra mental health centre has heard that the HSE has made “the last nine months an absolute hell” for the facility’s residents.

The public meeting of the ‘Friends of Owenacurra’ grouping, held at the Midleton Park Hotel, heard from Kieran Roche, the brother of a resident of the facility for the past 15 years.