The National Maternity Hospital will light up blue and pink for Baby Loss Awareness Week
Trigger warning: this article mentions baby loss. This year, Baby Loss Awareness Week is October 9th until October 15th. This Friday (October 15th), the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) will light up in pink and blue as part of the Global Wave of Light to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week. Baby Loss Awareness Week is held […]
3 years ago
Senior Counsel raises new questions over ownership of new National Maternity Hospital
Many questions have been raised. New legal analysis issued today has cast doubt over the ownership and governance structures of the proposed new National Maternity Hospital. In a preliminary review of the documents released by Stephen Donnell, Senior Counsel Stephen Dodd said the inclusion of language relating to ‘permitted use’ and specifically that ‘all clinically […]
4 years ago
Concerns about National Maternity Hospital have been addressed, Taoiseach says
Martin also accused campaigners of not taking all the positives on board. Micheál Martin has said that plans to open the National Maternity Hospital in St. Vincent’s are going forward, and that any possible issues have been “comprehensively” addressed. The Taoiseach made the comments on RTÉ Radio 1’s Morning Ireland programme on Monday (9 May). […]
4 years ago
Pippa O’Connor “forever grateful” as she goes to Billy’s last check up in Holles Street
He’s six weeks already. It seems like it was only yesterday that Pippa O’Connor was announcing the birth of her youngest son Billy, and now she’s just had his six-week check-up. The mum of three took to Instagram on Tuesday to give a massive thank you to the National Maternity Hospital for all the help […]
5 years ago
6-year-old Dublin boy awarded €18m for catastrophic injuries at birth
His parents were told to prepare for his death. A six-year-old boy who was deprived of oxygen during his birth has been awarded €18 million in settlements after taking High Court action against the National Maternity Hospital. The hospital has apologised to Fionn Feely and his family after he was left with catastrophic injuries during […]
5 years ago
Nuns “bullied” into gifting maternity hospital land and should be paid, according to high profile priest
He said they should be allowed to sell the site. A high-profile priest has claimed nuns are being bullied into gifting maternity hospital land. Fr Brendan Hoban claimed that “a sustained effort is being made to bully the Sisters of Charity” into giving the 29-acre site at St. Vincent’s Hospital away. He believes they shouldn’t […]
5 years ago