HSE insists three new nursing homes in Cork and Kerry will open this year after two-year delay

A nursing home on the grounds of St Finbarr’s hospital in Cork City is still with the builders and the timeline for the handover remains the end of March. 

The HSE South West has insisted three new nursing homes for Cork and Killarney will open this year, saying it will soon apply to register the Killarney facility. 

The three nursing homes — Midleton, St Finbarr's in Cork City, and Killarney — are part of a group of seven around the country that were initially expected to have been completed in 2024.