Owenacurra mental health facility to remain closed after recent floods in Midleton

The unit has been the subject of an extended stay of execution since the HSE announced it would be closing the facility in June of 2021

Campaigners had repeatedly called for the closure to be reversed, citing the perceived inadequacies of the reasons given for its necessity—including that the building was allegedly no longer fit for purpose. File picture: Howard Crowdy

The Owenacurra mental health facility in Midleton will not re-open for service again after being evacuated during the unprecedented flooding seen in the town last October.

The facility’s six remaining residents have been informed by the HSE that, following a “full assessment” of the centre in the wake of the flood on October 18, it had been decided that “it will not be possible to re-instate” the facility operationally.