{"id":377428,"date":"2026-04-02T01:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/377428\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T01:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:26:09","slug":"hospital-reveals-plans-for-multi-million-euro-expansion-of-clinic-in-limerick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/377428\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital reveals plans for multi-million euro expansion of clinic in Limerick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BEACON Limerick is planning to expand its clinic in the city <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/750\/health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The private healthcare provider has already secured permission from council for what it says will be a \u201csignificant\u201d expansion of its premises in Barrington Street.<\/p>\n<p>The move, which will double patient capacity, is being delivered on a phased basis.<\/p>\n<p>Seven new consultation rooms and a newly designed reception area will be completed by September 2026.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/crime-and-courts\/2052524\/good-news-in-court-six-for-a-change-limerick-solicitor-to-be-made-a-judge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8216;Good news in court six &#8211; for a change&#8217;: Limerick solicitor to be made a judge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will be followed by the opening of a purpose-built extension in January 2027, which will house a new on-site MRI service bringing advanced diagnostic imaging to the heart of Limerick city.<\/p>\n<p>Beacon says the expansion will increase access to consultants and specialties for patients in the region.<\/p>\n<p>These specialties include gynaecology, urology, spine, thoracic, orthopaedics, pain management, and respiratory medicine, alongside access to additional consultant cardiologists within Beacon Hospital\u2019s network.<\/p>\n<p>Beacon Hospital chief executive Michael Cullen said: \u201cThe addition of MRI and expanded clinical facilities ensures that patients in Limerick can access high-quality, advanced diagnostics without having to travel. It is an important milestone not just for Beacon, but for healthcare provision in the Mid-West region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BEACON Limerick is planning to expand its clinic in the city centre. The private healthcare provider has already&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3175,61,60,1396,44,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-377428","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-hospital","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-limerick","12":"tag-limerick-city","13":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}