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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Sad, sick saga of the world’s most expensive hospital

By Kilkenny Now 10th February 2021 Post a comment

When the idea of a new national children’s hospital was first mooted I was the father of young girls. I sincerely hoped our family would never need its services but I was pleased, nevertheless, to learn of the plan, since the hospitals that catered for children were outdated and difficult to reach. My daughters have […]

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‘Don’t believe the spin: scandal of costs overrun at the National Children’s Hospital is hurting vital local health projects’ – TD

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

THE scandal of the costs overrun at the National Children’s Hospital is affecting the delivery of vital health projects in Kilkenny and Carlow – despite the Government’s claims to the contrary, according to a local TD. Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion spoke out as she launched a scathing attack on what she described as the Government’s […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: ‘Abandon this broadband plan before it bankrupts us all’

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 Post a comment

IF you choose to live in the centre of a city there are some problems you will have to contend with. It will be noisy, possibly by night as well as day. If you own a car, you will have trouble parking. You will trip over tourists every time you leave the house. And when […]

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Vital Kilkenny health projects won’t be delayed over children’s hospital overspending fiasco: HSE

By Kilkenny Now 28th March 2019 0

TWO vital local hospital projects will not be delayed as a result of the overspending on the National Children’s Hospital, Health Minister Simon Harris has confirmed. The minister was responding to a parliamentary question from Kilkenny Fianna Fáil TD Bobby Aylward. Fears had been publicly expressed that the refurbishment, renovation and new building works at […]

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‘Grave concerns’ vital Kilkenny health projects will be cut due to Children’s Hospital overspending fiasco

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2019 0

THE massive overspending of the National Children’s Project – which is set to rise to at least €1.7 billion – must not interfere with spending that has been earmarked for health services in Kilkenny and throughout the South East, a local TD has warned. Kilkenny Fianna Fáil TD Bobby Aylward has challenged embattled Minister for […]

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Chair of National Children’s Hospital project resigns as controversy rages over cost overrun

By Kilkenny Now 2nd February 2019 0

THE chairman of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board Tom Costello has announced he is to step down from his position. His resignation follows weeks of controversy after it was revealed the beleaguered National Children’s Hospital project could cost taxpayers in Kilkenny and across the country up to €2 billion, making it the most expensive […]

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Fury as taxpayer bill for National Children’s Hospital set to rise to €2bn

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2019 0

TAXPAYERS from Kilkenny and the rest of the country may be forced to fork out €2 billion to cover the spiralling cost of the National Children’s Hospital (NCH). The latest overspending bombshell to hit the beleaguered project was dropped by Labour TD Alan Kelly, who is also a member of the Dáil spending watchdog. Speaking […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: ‘Disgraceful, wasteful saga of world’s most expensive hospital’

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2019 0

IN 1995 Albert Reynolds, then Taoiseach, came back from Brussels with €8 billion for regional development. It was the largest single sum Ireland had ever seen and it revolutionised the country. It built roads, improved telecommunications and financed a huge amount of new infrastructure. It paid for the birth of the Celtic Tiger. Albert was […]

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Key health service projects in South East could be shelved for years due to rising cost of new National Children’s Hospital

By Kilkenny Now 22nd December 2018 0

POTENTIALLY lifesaving health service investments in the South East could be shelved for up to five years because of the escalating cost of the new National Children’s Hospital, according to a confidential Government report. The total bill for developing the facility at St James’s Hospital is now expected to be more than €1.73 billion, an […]