Bat Conservation Halts Hospital Housing Plans | Limerick News

Plans to transform Ennis’s historic 1868 psychiatric hospital into 171 new homes are on hold—thanks to bats. Developers want to reuse the old buildings, but need special permits to work around the protected Lesser Horseshoe Bat. The council demands a detailed bat protection plan and a rodent management strategy (no poison allowed), since demolition could displace mice and rats. Until those plans—and licenses—are ironed out, the project stays paused—even though heritage groups support preserving the site. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/cd2083dfb152bcfe