News

Hundreds from Kilkenny and South East march in Dublin to demand 24-hour cardiac services

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2019 0

HUNDREDS of people from Kilkenny and across the South East joined forces to demand 24 hour cardiac care services for the region at a march in Dublin today. Busloads of protesters travelled to the capital this morning to make their voices heard. The march got underway at the Garden of Remembrance at 1.30pm, before snaking […]

News Sport

‘Have a heart’ – Kilkenny hurling legends back march for 24-hour cardio care

By Kilkenny Now 12th April 2019 0

KILKENNY sporting legends have joined forces with the campaign for 24-hour cardiac care in the South East as thousands from the region prepare to march in Dublin tomorrow. The march, organised by the Health Equality for the South East (HEFSE), gets underway at 1:30pm in Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance. Thousands are expected to join the […]

News

Hopes for 24/7 cardio care services grow as South East gets a second cath lab

By Kilkenny Now 26th February 2019 0

A MAJOR hurdle in the campaign for 24-hour cardiac care services for the South East has been overcome. Yesterday it was confirmed that University Hospital Waterford (UHW) will get a second permanent cath lab. The feasibility study and site selection process has been completed and the HSE is now ready to appoint a design team […]

News

‘Have a heart’ – 10,000 from Kilkenny and South East march to demand 24/7 cardiac care services

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2019 0

A HUGE crowd of up to 10,000 people marched together to demand 24-hour cardiac services for Kilkenny and the South East. Protesters from Kilkenny joined people from every corner of the region yesterday to make their voices heard at the mass rally that got underway in Waterford at 2pm. The South East remains the only […]

News

Lack of 24/7 cardiac care playing ‘Russian roulette’ with lives of people in Kilkenny and South East

By Kilkenny Now 19th January 2019 Post a comment

THE lack of 24-hour cardiac care in the South East is playing “Russian roulette” with the lives of heart attack victims in Kilkenny and throughout the region, hospital campaigners have claimed. Campaign groups have urged people from Kilkenny and the South East to join a protest march against the lack of 24/7 cardiac care in […]