Limerick 'hospital' founder takes 34 bats under her wing

Cancer survivor set up Ireland's first dedicated 'Bat Hospital' after she found it difficult to sleep at night during her recovery

Susan Kerwin shows one of her bats at home in Bruree, Co Limerick. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

“What should scare people the most about bats is what would happen if they disappeared,” says Susan Kerwin, the founder of Ireland’s first dedicated ‘Bat Hospital’.

The facility in Bruree, Limerick, which has been in operation for three years, has just received charity status, which will allow it to raise vital funds.