Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital

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'Serious safety issues' force Cork's Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital to ... (Irish Examiner)

In a statement given to the Irish Examiner, a spokesperson said that serious health and safety concerns meant the hospital's building "is no longer fit for ...

In addition to Fota, the Cork veterinary hospital has also worked Irish Guide Dogs, Cork Canine Rehabilitation Centre and the Garda Dogs Unit. Gilabbey's staff members, comprising six veterinary surgeons and eight nurses along with office and reception staff have become familiar faces across Munster, having appeared on RTE's Pet Surgeons in 2016. One of Cork's busiest veterinary hospitals has been forced to permanently shut due to "serious health and safety issues" with the surgery's building.

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Owners blame building issue as they close Gilabbey veterinary ... (Cork Beo)

A UK company has blamed serious "health and safety issues" as the reason for the closure of a Cork city vet hospital. CVS acquired Gilabbey Veterinary ...

"The owners of Gilabbey, a UK company called CVS, themselves made pretax profits of £28m in the U.K. It is understood that CVS did not buy the hospital building following the acquisition but was responsible for it. " CVS acquired Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital in 2018, which employs 38 people including seven visiting specialists and consultants. A CVS spokesperson told CorkBeo that the "health and safety issues with the current building mean it is no longer fit for purpose. A UK company has blamed serious "health and safety issues" as the reason for the closure of a Cork city vet hospital.

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Popular Cork city veterinary hospital closing after 64 years with over ... (Irish Mirror)

The team at Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital based in Togher has been operating since the 1950s. The hospital, which was acquired by UK company CVS in 2018, employs ...

"This has resulted in limited facilities making it difficult to meet our high standards of service and clinical care. T12ET29 (Tel 021 4317019) They said: "With the closure of Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital our emergency out-of-hours provider – MiNightVet Cork – will also be closed from Friday 31st March 2023. It is due to these factors and after careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to permanently close Gilabbey Hospital as of Friday 31st March 2023." Customers have been told they will have to find new vets as they will cease serving and to "register their pets with a new vet practice as soon as possible.. In a statement, the hospital said they have "made the difficult decision to permanently close Gilabbey Hospital from Friday, 31st March 2023."

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Beloved Cork Veterinary Hospital announces closure after 64 years ... (Cork's 96FM)

Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital in Togher will close its doors from Friday March 31st. The hospital has been caring for pets in Cork since the early 1950s and made ...

This has resulted in limited facilities making it difficult to meet our high standards of service and clinical care. In a statement on their website the hospital said: "As you are aware, the hospital has been temporarily closed for several months as the building requires major renovation. The hospital has been caring for pets in Cork since the early 1950s and made the difficult decision to close its doors at the end of this month.

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Cork Veterinary Hospital to close after 64 years (Echo Live)

Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital in Togher is to permanently close, resulting in the loss of almost 40 jobs.

We have continued to operate the business from two temporary buildings, but these are unsuitable as a permanent site and this has reduced our ability to provide important veterinary care. The staff had been involved in a consultation period in February but were informed of the job losses last week. Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital in Togher is to permanently close, resulting in the loss of almost 40 jobs.

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