The HSE has announced that €800,000 of capital funding will be made available to complete Phase 1B of the upgrade to St Theresa’s Hospital, Clogheen, securing the future of the facility.  

Planning permission was granted by Tipperary County Council for an extension to St Theresa’s Hospital in April of 2017.

The plans included the upgrading of existing facilities to meet HIQA standards.  

Works on Phase 1A have been ongoing since June of 2018 and was almost entirely funded by local fundraising through the Friend’s of St Theresa’s, Clogheen Hospice Suite Construction Fund, Boston Scientific, South Tipperary Hospice and some private donations.

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