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HSE tells 94-year-old Kilkenny mother to care for son suffering from dementia

By Kilkenny Now 9th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY man who suffers from dementia and is being kept in a bed in St Luke’s General Hospital at a cost of €1,200 per day was told by the health authorities to go home so he can be looked after by his 94-year-old mother. The Health Service Executive (HSE) told the […]

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Woman viciously mugged by gang of thugs on streets of Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A WOMAN needed medical attention after being viciously assaulted and robbed during a sickening daylight attack in Kilkenny city-centre. The terrifying incident occurred in the middle of the day on the busy Chapel Lane, just of High Street in Kilkenny. The woman in her 30’s was attacked by a group of male […]

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‘We will not be bullied into performing abortions’ – Kilkenny consultant

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 5

By COLIN BARTLEY A CONSULTANT obstetrician at St Luke’s Hospital told a pro-life rally over the weekend that people in the medical profession should not be bullied into performing abortions against their will. Dr Trevor Hayes said that if the government continues to bully medical professionals into performing abortions, they will force doctors and nurses […]

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‘I was the only swimmer so I dived in’ – hero Kilkenny Garda recalls moment she saved drowning man

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE HERO Garda who rescued a man from drowning in the River Nore over the weekend believes her water safety training saved his life. Garda Caroline O Brien was on patrol in Kilkenny with two colleagues when they got the call about the man in distress in the river near John’s Quay […]

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Glanbia launches innovative ‘green’ scheme to reduce farm costs

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

A NEW renewable energy initiative reducing the energy cost of milking, while improving sustainability, has been launched by a renowned Kilkenny business. Glanbia Ireland, in partnership with SSE Airtricity and Activ8 Solar Energies, has launched FarmGen, a farm generated renewable energy initiative, which will help farmers grow their business sustainably into the future

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Cody’s influence plain for all to see in Brennan’s Laois success

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE TEAM that ended Galway’s challenge for Liam McCarthy, has been dumped out to the championship by a tier-two team, a team being managed by one of Brian Cody’s legendary players – Eddie Brennan. When Brennan took on the role of Laois manager, he walked into a mess. The Laois club final […]

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Woman arrested over death of toddler at apartment complex

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

A WOMAN in her 30s has been arrested in connection with the death of a two-year-old girl in Cork last Friday. The toddler, Santina Cawley, was found in a critical condition in an apartment at the Elderwood complex on the Boreenmanna Road, Cork. She died in hospital on Friday morning. On Saturday a murder inquiry […]

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KILKENNY GAA ROUND-UP: All the latest local GAA results and tables

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

RESULTS: J.J. Kavanagh and Sons Senior Football Championship Sat, 06 July (Round: Semi Final), Mullinavat 2-16 Muckalee 1-11 St Canice’s Credit Union County League Division 1 Wed, 03 July (Round: Round 5), James Stephens 2-16 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-14 Sat, 06 July (Round: Round 4), Clara 2-16 Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-8   County Hurling League Division 2 […]

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Kilkenny’s St Luke’s Hospital tops list of mortality rates for stroke victims

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ST LUKE’S Hospital has come out tops of an unwanted list – on mortality rates for common strokes. The figures have been obtained from the annual report of the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System, 2019. St Luke’s came out top of the list of mortality rates for people who have suffered ischaemic […]

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Unsettled weather returns to rain on our parade: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 0

LAST week gave us a few gorgeous, if fleeting, glimpses of summer. But unfortunately if appears the widely unsettled weather that preceded the welcome burst of sunshine is back to rain on our parade. Met Éireann said today will largely be a dull day in Kilkenny and throughout Leinster, with occasional showers. In its latest […]