[2] It formally opened as the Coombe Lying-in Hospital (which remains its legal name) in 1829 and was granted a Royal Charter in 1867.

[3] An almost entirely new hospital was built to the design of James Franklin Fuller between 1872 and 1877 on the same site.

[4] The hospital moved to modern premises nearby in Dolphin's Barn in 1967.

[2] The hospital was targeted in a ransomware attack on 15 December 2021 forcing its IT services to be shut down.

[7] The Coombe Hospital is one of the largest providers of women and infant health care in the Republic of Ireland.