Central Remedial Clinic
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| Central Remedial Clinic | |
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.jpg) Central Remedial Clinic | |
  Shown in Dublin | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°22′11″N 6°12′4″W / 53.36972°N 6.20111°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Care for children and adults with physical disabilities |
| History | |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Links | |
| Website | crc |
| Lists | Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland |
The Central Remedial Clinic (Irish: An Príomhchlinic Feabhais), commonly known and referred to as the CRC, is a non-residential national centre established for the care, treatment and development of children and adults with physical disabilities. It is in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, 5 km north-east of the city centre.
The clinic was founded by Lady Valerie Goulding and Kathleen O'Rourke in 1951 as a small non-residential treatment centre in a house on Upper Pembroke Street in Dublin's city centre.[1][2] In 1954, it moved to Goatstown where it quickly developed paramedical and educational services for people with disabilities.[2] In 1968, it moved into a purpose-built facility in Clontarf.[2] In the 1970s, Lady Goulding hired Charles Haughey to head up its fund-raising arm. Accountant to Haughey, Des Peelo, was chairman for a period. While Lady Goulding ensured continuing finance from State and philanthropic sources, its medical development was under the direction of Dr Ciaran Barry, who also worked at the Mater Hospital.[3] The CRC opened a centre in Waterford, providing a regional assessment service for children in the south-east of Ireland, in 2001 and substantially expanded it in 2011.[4]
The CRC is partly funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and partly funded by charity and fundraising activities.[5] As of 2010/2011, the CRC was in receipt of approximately €17 million annually from the HSE, with an additional €14 million raised by its charity arm (Friends and Supporters of the Central Remedial Clinic).[6][7] The latter included several million in National Lottery funding.[7]
