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Medical misadventure verdict returned in case of day-old baby who died in St Luke’s

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2019 0

AN INQUEST into the death of a baby girl at St Luke’s General Hospital returned a verdict of medical misadventure. Baby Livia Angel Urkova-Marini died following an attempt to perform a delivery by vacuum suction due to labour complications. Liva Angel was born at 12.04pm on May 18, 2014. She passed away at 7 pm […]

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THROW-IN: Your complete guide for all the local GAA fixtures for the week ahead

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2019 0

Tue 23 July  St Canice’s Credit Union County League Division 1 (Round: Round 4), Venue: Canon Kearns Park, Erins Own V Mullinavat19:30, (Round: Round 1), Venue: Ballyhale, Ballyhale Shamrocks V Dicksboro19:45, Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai County Hurling League Division 3 (Round: Round 3), Venue: Dunnamaggin, Dunnamaggin V John Lockes19:30, (Round: Round 3), Venue:

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Boris Johnson is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY BORIS Johnson is the new UK Prime Minister. Mr Johnson defeated opponent Jeremy Hunt in the battle for the leadership of the UK Conservative Party, in effect gaining the keys to No 10, Downing Street. Both Johnson and Hunt ran a hardline pro-Brexit campaign, promising the UK would leave the EU on […]

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‘Think Green’ and no screens – Kilkenny’s Fairytale Festival a resounding success

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2019 0

Thousands of people left their tablets and phones behind them in the hope they might catch a glimpse of Tinkerbell,  Cinderella, or Tom Thumb in Kilkenny over the weekend. The fourth annual Fairytale Festival event was held in Woodstock Gardens, Inistioge last Sunday. The screen-free event encouraged people to ‘think green’, an initiative those present […]

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‘We are beyond crisis point’ – Kilkenny TD reacts to waiting lists for child consultants

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY THE number of children on waiting lists to see consultants proves the health service “is beyond crisis point” according to a Kilkenny TD. Figures released this week show there are 47,255 children waiting to see a paediatrician for an outpatient appointment. Of these 19,000 are waiting over a year to see a […]

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Kilkenny gardai a big hit at Pride parade in rainbow patrol car

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2019 0

MEMBERS of the Kilkenny / Carlow gardai were on hand at the weekend to show their support for the Carlow Pride festival. Many of Kilkenny’s LBGTQ community made the short hop up the M9 for the festival last weekend, as no official Pride festivities were arranged for Kilkenny this year. The Garda Rainbow Patrol Car […]

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Seven people found in possesion in drugs crackdown in city

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY GARDAI arrested seven people for minor drug offenses in the city on Saturday night. The Garda Divisional Drugs Unit and Kilkenny garda members arrested seven people for being in possession of various illegal substances. Cocaine, MDMA and cannabis were discovered during the six-hour period up until midnight on Saturday. Gardai stopped numerous […]

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Kilkenny becoming ‘Age- Friendly’ capital of Ireland

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Kilkenny is fast becoming the age-friendly capital of Ireland, and this effort was recognised today by the Government. The Minister of State with special responsibility for Older People and Mental Health, Jim Daly came to county Kilkenny today to run his eye over three innovative projects that make Kilkenny a more accessible […]

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Vacant posts in health sector putting Kilkenny patients at extreme risk

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Patients in Kilkenny are at extreme risk due to a Health Service Executive (HSE) ban on recruitment. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) made the warning this week, saying numerous positions in the health service are vacant due to an embargo on hiring. The INMO produced a list of vacant posts, […]

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ROUND-UP: All the latest Kilkenny GAA results and tables

By Kilkenny Now 22nd July 2019 0

J.J. Kavanagh and Sons Senior Football Championship Sun, 21 July (Round: County Final), Mullinavat 1-7 Railyard 1-7   J.J. Kavanagh and Sons Intermediate Football Championship Tue, 16 July (Round: Semi Final), Mooncoin 1-14 Piltown 3-3   St Canice’s Credit Union County League Division 1 Tue, 16 July (Round: Round 5), Mullinavat 1-18 Bennettsbridge 0-14