A FORMER hospital in Sligo with planning permission to be converted into a 156-bedroom hotel, conference centre and holiday village has come on the market. Denis O'Reilly of Gunne is quoting a guideline price of £700,000 to £1 million for the impressive three-storey over basement Victorian building, which has about 90,000 square feet of space. There is a further 50,000 square feet in other buildings at the rear. The former St Columba's Hospital is one mile from the town and is opposite Sligo Regional Technical College. Gunne says that in addition to a hotel, the buildings could be used for student accommodation or could be converted into apartments, a nursing home, educational institute or for leisure purposes.