Met a woman in Lourdes when my son lost his nail. Her son had crushed his arm and it was the same situation,she had to drive all the way from Cavan to have him looked after,bloody ridiculous. I think,for the first time in a while,this is actually a good idea. So many empty buildings just going to waste,this is certainly a good start!

Not Garda cells …. Horror !

I can see your point Emsy, and that of Marcas, rather than try to re-fit buildings that were not designed for this purpose, oxygen points and suction etc, then hire staff (even though we still have the employment embargo in place), all at considerable expense why not use the ones we have already in place.
Our governments saw fit to close or downgrade A&E Departments in Monaghan, Cavan, Navan, Dundalk to name just a few, and these alone have put enormous pressure on our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. If the powers that be were to make the same decision and use a small amount of the money mentioned here and apply it to the existing services and buildings they closed and downgraded in the first place then we wouldn’t need to have third world field hospitals in old buildings.
I know there are those who think this is a good idea but when I see queues for clinics numbering over 100 and waiting times in A&E measured in “today or tonight” and people on trolley’s in A&E for up to 5 days at a time, many of them elderly something has to be done. We’ve grown used to all these things and just accepted them as the norm, ” thats how bad it is these days”. Where is the sense in closing or downgrading all the smaller A&E’s or small hospitals in the country only to realise a few years later we screwed up and spend tens of millions renovating other buildings to attempt to fix the mistake. Admit it was a mistake and, where possible, reverse it. This will be cheaper, quicker and take the pressure off the bigger hospitals in the area, those so called “Centres of Excellence. I’m sorry I still can’t say that without laughing.

No. David I woulkd rather these buildings be used for exactly what they were built for . ! That would make more sense . Use hotels rooms , not cells

For Christ sake a lot of those stations wouldn’t even have cells, and if they did they won’t be left in place, please have a small bit of common sense and see the benefits of using vacant buildings for a positive use

David O Connell
OH right . No I just didn’t grasp that concept . Thanks for telling me this . I know now . :)
Do you think i am thick ? FFS ! Have your laugh at me if you want , but these closed down garda stations are not fit for any thing … NAMA hotels could be used but definitely not garda stations … :) You are so funny .

Totally agree..some people just cant accept a good idea

Good man Brendan …. Were you waiting for a chance to publish your hilarious comment ???

Maybe you should stay at reading the Beano….

Yes, that’s exactly what the article says.

Susie do you even read the article, then maybe think about it and then come to an opinion? Or is your default position ALWAYS no no no?

Of course I have read the article . :) So you believe it is ok to put your loved ones into Garda cells , albeit refurbished , when they need medical treatment , It says a lot about you .

Susie would you prefer they spent more money building new structures rather than repurposing existing ones? The budget will stretch much further if they can renovate instead of build anew. It’s hardly going to be a lick of paint in a cell is it?!

Exactly , but there are people here , who just because they may not like the messenger they do not like the message !