My News

Personalise your news feed by choosing your favourite topics of interest

Get Started

No Thanks

Create your own newsfeed

Choose 3 or more topics that you want to see.

Irish News

Politics

International

Opinion

Living

Family

Technology

Business

GAA

Soccer

Rugby

MMA

Watercooler

Going Out

Screens

Quizzes

Change Generation

Create my newsfeed

#Open journalism No news is bad news

Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you

Support The Journal

Newsletters
Podcasts
More

Advertisement

Poll: Should the Sisters of Charity own the new National Maternity Hospital?

The current plan will see the €300 million hospital owned by the religious order.

By Rónán Duffy Thursday 20 Apr 2017, 10:13 AM

Apr 20th 2017, 10:13 AM 53,889 Views 186 Comments

https://jrnl.ie/3348747

Image: Shutterstock/Pressmaster

Image: Shutterstock/Pressmaster

A PETITION OPPOSED to religious order the Sisters of Charity owning the new National Maternity Hospital has topped 50,000 signatures.

The hospital is to be situated on grounds owned by the Sisters of Charity but opposition to the plans are growing. A protest is planned for later today.

The Department of Health has said that the ethos of the current National Maternity Hospital will not change and that religion will not interfere with decision-making.

A former master of the National Maternity Hospital today questioned this claim from the department. But what do you think?

Poll, Should the Sisters of Charity own the new National Maternity Hospital?

Poll Results:

No (26770)

Yes (2494)

Don't know (835)

#Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal

Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you

Short URL

About the author:

About the author

Rónán Duffy

ronan@thejournal.ie

See more articles by Rónán Duffy

Contribute to this story:

Send a Correction

Read next:

COMMENTS (186)

∞

About Us

Follow Us

Corrections

Report Content

Policies

Content copyright © Journal Media Ltd. 2020 Registered in Dublin, registration number: 483623. Registered office: 3rd floor, Latin Hall, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.

TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie

Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.

News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.

Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.