Baggot St hospital a ‘perfect example’ of a vacant building that can house Ukrainian refugees

Minister for the Environment says there will be further announcements about vacant buildings in counties Galway and Tipperary

Eamon Ryan, the Minister for the Environment: ‘It’s an advantage of this crisis to open buildings that have been derelict for so long.’ Picture: Rollingnews.ie

Eamon Ryan, the Minister for the Environment, has described a former Victorian hospital as a “perfect example” of how vacant buildings can be used to house Ukrainian refugees.

The Royal City of Dublin Hospital on Upper Baggot Street, a large Victorian red-brick building was built in 1832 but was closed down in 1987. Commonly known as Baggot Street hospital, it was used by the HSE for some health services but has been largely vacant for ...