Child medical research gets €1m investment

By Mary Dennehy

A PAEDIATRIC research programme at the National Children’s Hospital in Tallaght has this week been given a €1 million investment.

Provided by the National Children’s Hospital Foundation (NCHF), the significant investment will go towards three national paediatric research projects that will benefit the young patients of the Tallaght children’s hospital and those involved in the delivery of their care.

The research funding programme is being delivered in collaboration with the Health Research Board, which will manage the process to select the best research proposals.

Speaking at the funding announcement, Murrough McMahon, NCHF chairman, said: “The National Children’s Hospital Foundation has invested in paediatric research over many years at Tallaght and we view that this investment in three national paediatric research projects will greatly enhance the body of knowledge on children’s illnesses, their care and cure in a real and practical way.

“With the imminent establishment of a new paediatric hospital on the site of St James Hospital, as well as two new satellite centres at Tallaght and Blanchardstown, we hope that this investment will not only greatly benefit our own patients at the National Children’s Hospital in Tallaght but all sick children.”

For further information on the research programme and for details on how to apply, visit www.hrb.ie/grants.