Name change for hospital in Tallaght

DUBLIN’S Tallaght Hospital announced that it is formally changing its name to Tallaght University Hospital.

The name is “more reflective of its position as one of the country’s leading academic teaching hospitals”.

Speaking about the name change, CEO David Slevin said yesterday: “The evolution from Tallaght Hospital to Tallaght University Hospital is a subtle but important change for us and formalises our status as one of the country’s major academic teaching hospitals that continues to be at the forefront of innovative research.”