The long-awaited new National Children's Hospital in Ireland will now open in June 2026, a four-year delay from its original target of August 2022. The government has faced criticism for a lack of transparency regarding the delay.
The project was originally due to be completed by 2022, but the multi-billion euro hospital will instead open its doors in 2026.The project was originally due to be completed by August 2022, but the multi-billion euro hospital will instead open its doors in June next year.“We’re all flabbergasted that it’ll be another 12 months before the opening of the new National Children’s Hospital,” Labour’s Marie Sherlock said.“The reality here is the Government has not been straight with the public.
Construction underway on the site of the new National Children's Hospital in Dublin. Image: BAM Ireland“The reality now is that we’re looking at 12 months away to spring 2026 by the time we will see the new National Children’s Hospital open,” she said.“But the critical issue now is that the Minister publishes the briefing that she privately got, she makes clear that she’s confident construction work will conclude in June of this year.
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