We’ve been here before: the seemingly wild cost of refurbishment and the fact that, after nearly two years of closure and an expenditure of over €3.3m, main construction has yet to begin
In Ireland, Britain and the US, more than half the average diet now consists of ultra-processed foods; for some who are younger and poorer, it is up to 80%
Treatment of sick children by a prosperous country is difficult to accept
Soliciting politicians’ and construction industry’s responses might open up an interesting discussion
National Children’s Hospital is an ongoing example of how not to approach any major construction project
Those responsible are doubtless working hard to resolve issues but could they speed up delivery?
Our children need a radical shift in our perspective on how we use the substantial resources we hold
Builder Bam expected to provide a new timeline on Friday, Pac told
Inside Politics: Efforts to reform short-term letting sector face delays
‘Highly selective data’ being misleadingly used about current state of project, builder says
Dusty ducts and more than 106,000 defects among latest complaints from board that have failed to deliver on €2bn project
‘Unprecedented 106,500 defects in the 5,728 rooms’ yet to be addressed by builder Bam, Pac to be told
Contractor Bam says no injuries reported after ‘localised heat source activated’ part of sprinkler system
Minister for Health said timeline is in place, but contractor has missed 19 previous deadlines
Plus: a State-funded video of a bridge, jobs for the boards and a tentative Artemis II Irish angle
Advance interrogation of identified risks in a transparent manner trumps a late statutory inquiry that ought not to have happened
Why the surprise with how long the project is taking to complete?
Bam will not achieve substantial completion by April 30th deadline, but expects to have ‘areas’ completed
Beset by cost overruns, €2.2bn hospital has had 18 ‘substantial completion’ dates
We can hang on a bit longer for a safe national children’s hospital
Latest target the 16th such date proposed by building contractor
Radio: Newstalk host is an ideal, unflustered presence when the you-know-what hits the fan
Ireland’s children deserve a world-class hospital. Instead, they’re getting a €2.2 billion building paired with a €362 million digital gamble managed by an organisation that can’t ensure doctors receive their passwords on time
We’re continually told we’re facing a demographic crisis, but solving it is not as simple as lying back and thinking of Ireland
The Rotunda is delivering thousands more babies than other hospitals, as plans for its redevelopment have stalled. Meanwhile, across the river in Dublin 4, millions have already been spent on relocating the National Maternity Hospital
Proceedings have been entered into fast-track commercial court
Minister for Health discusses private maternity care, consultants’ contract and the new national children’s hospital
Social media encourages a kind of roleplaying of rage that is mostly futile and impotent
Substantial completion of the facility now seems unlikely to be finalised until early next year
Department of Public Expenditure seems to consider procrastination as a virtue. It is penny wise and pound foolish
Department of Public Expenditure has been criticised over hurdles large projects have had to clear
State’s most expensive infrastructure project mired in claims by construction company and a local injunction
Irish-American Gilbane Building Company among largest healthcare contractors in United States
It is hard not to link the decision to the chequered performance of CHI over the last eight years
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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