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THE NATIONAL MATERNITY Hospital (NMH) is supposed to be a huge boon to the country – a purpose-built modern maternity facility.
But the process to build the hospital has dragged on over years, dogged by opinion and controversy over its location and ownership.
Only in the past few weeks, we saw crowds protest outside Leinster House against the ownership of the relocation.
The proposal is to move the NMH from Holles Street in Dublin City Centre to the Elm Park campus of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG).
But it emerged in 2017, in a report by the Times of Ireland, that the religious order that runs SVHG, the Sisters of Charity, would retain ownership of the hospital. The issue has not gone away, with protesters, politicians and medics all having very strong opinions on what they believe is best for the NMH.
So, what is the story with the NMH? What has happened over the last few years, and where are we now? That’s what we aim to explain to you in this week’s episode, which features Gráinne Ní Aodha speaking to presenter Sinéad O’Carroll.
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(Also, last week The Explainer won a Justice Media Award merit award for our episode on why the Irish media was barred from reporting the names of children who have been murdered. We’re honoured. You can listen to that episode here.)
https://soundcloud.com/the-explainer-podcast/what-is-going-on-with-the-national-maternity-hospital
This episode was put together by presenter Sinéad O’Carroll, producers Aoife Barry and Nicky Ryan.
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They are going to miss the Ireland game.
By jeepers I won’t be missing the Ireland game even though I experienced the power going off in Lusaka last night. The hotel has a generator thankfully. Come on Ireland!
No. 20 up there isn’t very good at football by the looks of things.
@Niall ah Now he’s about to back heel it!
Is there anything to be said for having another mass.
Ah the old Father Ted reference. You’re very original and gas fun altogether.
You’re great crack altogether Gerard.
So original & fresh, Shaun. Nobody saw that one coming. Imagine being really predictable…
the old ostrich manoeuvre
I’d say shutting the entire economy down for 24 hours to talk to the tooth fairy will definitely work …. Why didn’t we try that back in 09 !!
Judging by some of the results we may as well have done that.
Is there anything to be said for saying another mass ted
Bring Obama over to say ‘Yes we can’ and that will sort the whole thing out.
They should get coddler whatshisface involved, he can sort this with a few strokes on the keyboard.
Still in bed I reckon, he’ll be along later with crtl c and v though!
Still in bed stroking his keyboard
It’ll be pretty straightforward:
FIAT currency
Stroke of a keyboard
Macro economic level
Neo liberal jackboot
You forgot “class warfare”.
Have they hired the guy on here that copies and pastes the essay how we can print unlimited money as chef economic advisor?
And when all else fails… Prayer
Someone should call Coddler for the solution., Surely they can just give everyone more money?
A nation holds its breath, they’re fu(ked.
The Flying Spaghetti Monster will sort out all their problems. He really exists. Really and twuly.
Silly buggers!
Should this idiot be running their country? Well it’s not like we can talk!
Wally will be along to tell us if you print more money all your problems go away :D
Ahh No…Not more economic migrants on their way to Europe!
Sure, all they have to do is introduce the universal social charge, it’ll be grand then.
Great follow through with the strike by that soccer player. Pity he never kicked the ball though
Back in the 1980′s I spent some time in Zambia, it’s a beautiful country with a stable, democratic political system & it’s people are very kind, generous & well educated.
It’s an African country that we should be supporting & encouraging as it has enormous potential. I hope that their economy & currency recovers and that they enjoy better times in the future.
funny and frightening that they think this will solve their problems! !!
You couldn’t ask them to pray for Ireland against the Argies if they’ve time?
You can’t beat a bit of divine intervention on a Sunday morning! #coybig
That is going to fix everything..clearly a sound economic recovery plan!!! Wow another idiotic government lol
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