MIDLANDS

Massive €20m funding boost for new hospice in Midlands

Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced capital funding of €20m for a new specialist palliative care inpatient unit for the Midlands. The new 20-bed unit, to be developed on the site of Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore, fulfills a Programme for Government commitment to have a hospice serving every region in the country. Once complete, the hospice … Read more

First Hindu Temple outside Dublin opened in Athlone

The first Hindu Temple outside Dublin was officially opened in Athlone on Thursday. It is the first Murugan Temple in Ireland and opened for devotees on June 9th for its first service and Maha Kumbabishekam (first-day prayer). More than one hundred people joined the local Hindu community as it celebrated the opening day at the … Read more