[1] The Mater Private Hospital in Dublin was built on the site of No 7 Eccles Street, the home of the main character (Leopold Bloom) in James Joyce's Ulysses.

In Joyce's youth, No 7 Eccles Street was the actual home of his contemporary, JF Byrne.

[2] Its founders included Sister Gemma Byrne who became the first chief executive after the Dublin hospital's opening in May 1986.

[3] The Mater Private Group was sold to Infravia Capital Partners for about €500 million in 2018.

In 2010, the hospital received €23 million in NTPF funds, the largest payment to any single institution.