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Closure of dementia unit brings backlash from those impacted
13 October 2026

Closure of dementia unit brings backlash from those impacted

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Eight dementia patients are set to be moved due to the closure of a dementia unit in St Stephen’s Hospital in Glanmire, Cork. This has brought backlash from residents and their families about where they will be placed after the unit is closed.

Eddie Mackessy, whose wife is one of the eight dementia patients being moved and Thomas Gould, Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central join Andrea to discuss.