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LATEST: Restrictions to end as 11,863 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2022 0

A further 11,863 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. The Department of Health has been notified of 5,767 additional PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19, as well as 5,916 positive antigen tests registered through the HSE portal. The number of people in ICU is 93, while there are now 979 people in […]

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New drive-thru Covid rapid testing facility opens in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 21st January 2021 0

A new Drive-Through Covid-19 Testing Facility is set to open today in Kilkenny. The Tropical Medical Bureau (TMB) this week opened the new drive-through PCR testing service at Ayrfield Medical centre. The facility provides a fast, convenient, and safe way for those who are travelling and those who are returning from travel to be tested […]

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Over 300 fines issued for breaking Covid travel limits over weekend

By Kilkenny Now 18th January 2021 0

An Garda Siochana have issued over 400 fines for non-essential travel nationwide since level-5 Covid-19 travel restrictions were reintroduced last week with Operation Fanacht. The vast majority of these fines, more than 300,  were issued over the weekend for suspected breaches of the public health regulation relating to non-essential travel, despite people being asked not

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Kilkenny hospital crisis escalates as St Luke’s forced to close all outpatient services

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

The crisis at St Luke’s General Hospital deepened this evening after the hospital confirmed it is closing all outpatient services from tomorrow morning. It comes after the hospital earlier confirmed it was forced to temporarily relocate the paediatric ward after it admitted “a lot of seriously ill patients”. St Luke’s said there has been a […]

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Kilkenny hospital forced to relocate children’s ward amid sharp rise in number of ‘seriously ill patients’ being admitted

By Kilkenny Now 2nd December 2020 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny has confirmed it has been forced to temporarily relocate the paediatric ward after it admitted “a lot of seriously ill patients”. The hospital confirmed there has been a significant increase in the number of patients with “a variety of complex healthcare needs” – including people who are presenting with […]