Nuns on brink of maternity hospital deal

The deal is weeks away and will see the hospital building and facilities owned by the state

The government and the Sisters of Charity are on the brink of a legal agreement that will see the National Maternity Hospital at Saint Vincent’s Hospital remain in public ownership.

The deal is weeks away and will see the hospital building and facilities owned by the state with the land it is built on owned by the new holding company, a subsidary of Saint Vincents’ Hospital Group.

A complex legal lien, or licence, ...