However, Minister MacNeill has seemingly claimed a final decision has not been made yet

Clare County Councillor Rita McInerney outside Ennis hospital. Image: Rita McInernery via Facebook

Clare County Councillor Rita McInerney outside Ennis hospital. Image: Rita McInernery via Facebook

A Clare County Councillor has voiced her disappointment following the Health Minister’s apparent decision not to start works on a hospital in the county.

University Hospital Limerick’s (UHL) capacity has been a hotly discussed topic in the Mid-West region over the last number of years as trolley numbers peaked and deaths, such as the well-reported loss of Aoife Johnston, occurred.