Long-delayed nursing home in Killarney could open in August

The new nursing home in Killarney is set to replace St Columbanus' Home and the Killarney Community Hospital. File picture: Jerry O'Sullivan/ Radio Kerry

A long-delayed nursing home in Killarney could open in the coming weeks, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has said.

The new home had been expected to be completed by 2024, alongside six other units planned for locations including Cork and Tipperary.