IRELAND
Dublin People
CAMPAIGNERS against a controversial decision to hand over the new maternity hospital to the Sisters of Charity religious order have vowed to continue their protest until it is reversed.
Under the current plans, the new facility will occupy a site next to the existing St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin 4, which is owned by the St Vincent’s Healthcare group, of which the Sisters of Charity are a major shareholder.
There was widespread shock and indignation last week when it emerged that the religious order would be involved in the new hospital.
A petition to block the Sisters of Charity from becoming the sole owners of the new National Maternity Hospital has grown by tens of thousands while one Southside TD told how her office had been inundated with emails and calls.
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