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870 local children waiting over year for ‘life changing treatment’ – Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 14th December 2021 0

Children’s health waiting times in Kilkenny and the south east have “spiralled out of control”, a local TD has said. New figures obtained by Deputy Kathleen Funchion reveal 71,000 children across the State are waiting for “life changing treatment”, of which 19,000 who face a wait of over a year or more. Of these, 1,781 […]

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Have you seen Helen? Fears grow for missing Carlow teenager

By Kilkenny Now 7th December 2021 0

Gardai have issued a public appeal to track down the whereabouts of a teenager who has been missing from her Carlow home for four days. Fifteen-year-old Helen McDowell was last seen in the Carlow area on Friday. She is described as being 5’ 1” in height, with a slim build. She has long, brown hair […]

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Kilkenny councillor’s defection to Sinn Féin poses threat to Noonan: report

By Kilkenny Now 5th December 2021 0

The defection of local councillor Denis Hynes from Labour to Sinn Féin poses a threat to Heritage Minister and Kilkenny TD Malcolm Noonan’s Dáil seat, a report today claims. The article by veteran political correspondent John Drennan in today’s Irish Mail on Sunday suggests Cllr Hynes’ move to Sinn Féin is part of a wider […]

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Exciting plans for two schools and sports hall on new Kilkenny city campus

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2021 0

Plans for a new campus with two post-primary schools in Kilkenny city have been lodged with the local authority. Kilkenny and Carlow Educational Training Board (KCETB) has applied to the council for permission to construct the new 12,692.7 m2 campus at Poulgour, Wetlands, on the city’s western environs. The plans include a new school with […]

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‘Stand up for communities’ – Kilkenny TD’s call to protect employment services from privatisation

By Kilkenny Now 30th November 2021 Post a comment

Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion has urged all parties to support a Sinn Féin motion to protect community employment services from privatisation. The motion will be debated in the Dáil today. Deputy Funchion said it is aimed to protect “the not-for-profit and community-based ethos of employment services”. The Carlow-Kilkenny TD added: “Sinn Féin’s

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Kilkenny communities taught to develop their own green power projects

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2021 0

By Joshua Cullen Independent energy agency 3cea is hosting a free online webinar on the development of renewable energy projects for community groups in Kilkenny and Carlow. The webinar, which will take place from 9.30am on December 2 with the support of the Kilkenny LEADER Partnership, will discuss specific steps organisations need to take to […]

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Huge demand for Covid PCR tests in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 28th November 2021 0

There were just eight slots available at the Covid test centre in Kilkenny yesterday as PCR testing facilities struggle to keep up with demand. And there were no slots available up the road in Carlow, along with counties Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Leitrim, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow. The demand for tests is so high […]

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Kilkenny councillor quits Labour to join Sinn Féin

By Kilkenny Now 24th November 2021 0

Kilkenny Labour councillor Denis Hynes has quit the party to join Sinn Féin. The Goresbridge man, who who represents the Castlecomer Electoral Area on Kilkenny County Council, stood for Labour in the last General Election. But this morning it was confirmed the well-known trade union official will now represent Sinn Féin. In a statement, Cllr […]

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Kilkenny near eye of Covid-19 storm sweeping through country: new figures

By Kilkenny Now 17th November 2021 0

Kilkenny now has the ninth highest Covid incidence rate and is bordererd by counties that are experiencing the highest rates of the virus. The indidence rate in Kilkenny currently stands at 1,180 per 100,000. Neighbouring C arlow (1,521) has now has the second highest rate of infection in the country, behind Louth at 1,698. Waterford […]

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‘At crisis point’ – Kilkenny TD calls for ‘urgent review’ of ambulance service

By Kilkenny Now 16th November 2021 0

A Kilkenny TD has urged her constituency colleagues to back a motion to give greater resources to the country’s ambulance service. Deputy Kathleen Funchion says the Sinn Féin Dáil motion today would deliver “an urgent review of ambulance resources” to ensure it is properly funded and has enough staff. The Carlow-Kilkenny TD said: “Sinn Féin’s […]