Monday, 14 November 2011

No liberty to remove holy statue

THE REMOVAL of a large Christian statue from over the main entrance to the Killarney Community Hospital was done without planning permission, planning authorities have ruled.

The statue was removed and, after a storm of criticism, placed alongside the hospital at ground level.

The removal in March 2010, without community consultation, caused uproar. The Bishop of Kerry publicly questioned health and safety reasons put forward by the hospital’s health managers.

At one stage there was a threat of a march on the hospital. The Killarney Soroptimists women’s group called on the hospital to replace the statue.

Read the article @ The Irish Times

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