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Man in critical condition airlifted to hospital following horror crash in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN remains in a critical condition today, after being airlifted to hospital following a horror crash in county Kilkenny last night. The accident occurred on the N25 road close to Glenmore just before 6pm yesterday evening. The man was travelling in the direction of Waterford when the car he was driving […]

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Gardai probe overnight break-in at business premises in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 3rd September 2019 0

GARDAI are hunting a burglary at a business premises in Kilkenny city. The break-in at the commercial premises at the Hebron Road Industrial Estate occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning. A local Garda spokesperson told KilkennyNow.ie: “Security discovered on routine checks that a window had been forced open and that drawers and presses […]

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Car-azy! Kilkenny motorists among hardest hit by parking charges

By Kilkenny Now 3rd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY County Council raked in more than €2.3 million from car-parking charges last year. Newly published figures reveal Kilkenny took one of the highest sums of money from motorists compared to other local authorities outside of the capital. The €2.3 million collected by Kilkenny Council is the fourth-highest figure nationwide outside Dublin, […]

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Violent row erupts outside Kilkenny city pub, window smashed in melee

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 0

THE window of a pub in Kilkenny city-centre was smashed in after a violent row erupted outside the premises. The incident occurred at a well-known bar in John Street in the early hours of Saturday morning. A local Garda spokesperson told KilkennyNow.ie: “The incident occurred as a result of an argument which took place outside […]

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Emergency services rush to scene of serious road crash in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 0

EMERGENCY services have rushed to the scene of a serious road accident in county Kilkenny. The accident happened at the N25 near Glenmore between New Ross and Waterford city. The road has been reduced to one lane and a stop/go system has been put in place. Gardai, ambulances and the fire service are at the […]

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Still no timeline for provision of St Luke’s MRI scanner in new HSE Capital Plan

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Government has committed to providing an MRI scanner in St Luke’s General Hospital under the latest Health Service Executive (HSE) Capital Plan. The plan, released earlier today, did not give any indication of when the MRI scanner project would start and or how much money would be committed. St Luke’s was […]

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‘Get more active’ – Irish Heart Foundation urges Kilkenny people

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY PEOPLE in Kilkenny are being told to get active and “escape their chair this September” in an effort to reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease. That’s the message coming from the Irish Heart Foundation(IHF) as it aims to raise awareness over the dangers of prolonged sitting to the heart. Sitting […]

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Ballroom of Romance – famous Kilkenny landmark set for new lease of life

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ONE of Kilkenny’s last remaining Ballrooms of Romance has been sold. The Carlton Ballroom right in Kilkenny’s city centre has changed hands after lying idle for since the turn of the year. The ballroom, located just off the High Street between Collier’s Lane and Chapel Lane, has been bought for an undisclosed […]

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Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan to be handed EU’s most important Commission portfolio

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Irish EU Commissioner from Kilkenny looks set to be handed one of the European Union’s most powerful roles. Reports coming from Brussels say Phil Hogan, who is currently the EU Agriculture Commissioner, is set to be given the Trade Commissioner role. It is understood Commissioner Hogan met with new Commission President […]

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Overcrowding at Kilkenny’s St Luke’s Hospital soars to record levels

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY ST LUKE’S General Hospital had its worst recorded August since figures began in terms of patients having to wait to get a bed. Last month, 455 patients were waiting on trolleys at St Luke’s, making the hospital the seventh most overcrowded hospital in the country as revealed by new monthly analysis by […]