Maternity services in Ireland must go on the political radar following a recent debacle over an extension to the Rotunda Hospital. A new planning application is to be submitted after the Government dropped the existing co-location policy of moving the Rotunda Hospital to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. She said it had been 20 years since there had been any serious investment in maternity facilities in Ireland. Labour TD Marie Sherlock speaking at an International Women's Day rally at the Garden of Remembrance. "We need to make sure that the clarion call from today is maternity facilities have to be put on the political radar.

Source: Irish Examiner March 08, 2026 20:12 UTC