HSE discussed sale of Owenacurra two years before residents were told of closure

Documents show possibility of a sale of Owenacurra was openly mooted in May 2019.

The Owenacurra Centre in Midleton. New documents show the possibility of a sale of Owenacurra was openly mooted as far back as May of 2019.

The HSE first discussed the sale of the Owenacurra mental health facility more than two years before residents and their families were informed that the centre was to be closed.

The HSE informed the then 19 residents of the 24-hour Midleton facility that it was to close in June of 2021, a decision which led to outrage locally and a campaign of resistance by the residents and their families.