WATCH: Minister for Health turns sod on new Sunflower Children’s Hospice

Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, has turned the sod on the Sunflower Children’s Hospice in Castlebar.

The ceremony took place on Friday morning at Moneen Road, Castlebar, marking a landmark moment in the development of specialist paediatric palliative care services in Ireland.

Developed by Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation, the hospice will be the first children’s hospice to be built outside Dublin, providing dedicated specialist support for children with life-limiting conditions and their families across the western seaboard.

Construction is expected to begin in January 2027, with the hospice scheduled to open to patients in 2029.

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