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Minister for Health Opens €105 Million 96-Bed Block at University Hospital Limerick

Minister Carroll MacNeill opens €105 m 96-bed block at UHL — Ireland’s largest HSE project of 2025 adds 650 total beds and modern patient facilities.

By Chantal Thurlby-Alexander October 13, 2025 4 min read

13/10/2025 Pictured as the Minister for Health, Ms Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, officially opened 96 new inpatient beds at University Hospital Limerick were Ms Jennifer Carroll MacNeill In what is the biggest capital project delivered by the HSE this year, this landmark 6,700 square-metre development, delivered at a cost of €105m, is a significant step towards addressing the bed capacity deficits in the Mid West highlighted in HIQA’s recently published review of urgent and emergency care in the region. Pic: Don Moloney

Ireland’s largest HSE capital project of 2025 delivers 96 single en-suite rooms, modern technology, and improved patient flow for the Mid-West.

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD has officially opened the new 96-bed block at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) — the largest capital development delivered by the HSE this year.