Ennis Hospital Archives

Minister defends decision to choose new hospital for region before visiting Clare

*Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (FG) flanked by Clare TDs, Timmy Dooley (FF) and Joe Cooney (FG) outside Ennis Hospital. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. A DECISION to decide on and announce the location of a new hospital for the Mid-West region before visiting County Clare to discover the needs and challenges faced by those attempting to …

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Chances of new acute hospital in Clare are very slim

By Páraic McMahon

*Clare TD, Joe Cooney (FG) with Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (FG). CLARE’s chances of having a new acute hospital built remain slim following the Minister for Health’s first official visit to the county.

Ambulances have average turnaround of four hours from West Clare to UHL

By Páraic McMahon

*Ambulances at UHL. AMBULANCES in West Clare have an average turnaround time of four hours per call for emergencies to University Hospital Limerick (UHL).

‘Our politicians have let us down on health care’

By Páraic McMahon

*Dr Tom Nolan. Photograph: Tom Micks. CLARE’s politicians have “let us down” when it comes to fighting for better health services in the county.

€6.25m in health projects for Clare including major Ennis Hospital expansion

By Páraic McMahon

€6.25m in health projects has been allocated to Co Clare for 2026 including a major expansion of Ennis Hospital.

Case to build new hospital in Clare ‘is literally a matter of life & death’

By Páraic McMahon

*Friends of Ennis Hospital Chairperson, Angela Coll. ANY POTENTIAL new hospital in Co Clare must be located in the environs of the Ennis Municipal District, a public meeting on healthcare in the region has heard.

7% attendance increase at Injury Units

By Stuart Holly

*Mhairi Barron, Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner at the Injury Unit in Ennis Hospital MORE than 53,000 patients avoided unnecessary long waits at the busy Emergency Department during 2025 by attending the three Mid West Injury Units at St John’s, Ennis and Nenagh Hospitals. The three units processed a total of 53,489 minor injuries This was …

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