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Kilkenny TD blasts HSE for revealing price of ‘wonder’ drug during negotiations

By Kilkenny Now 27th February 2019 0

KILKENNY TD Bobby Aylward has hit out at health authorities for publicly revealing the cost of a new ‘wonder’ drug that would allow children born with severe muscle weakness to walk again. Last week the Health Services Executive (HSE) informed patients and the drug company Biogen that it would not sanction the use of the […]

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‘No-deal Brexit will decimate our farming and food sector’ – Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 22nd February 2019 0

THE Government must put contingency plans – including a financial aid package – in place to protect the local and national food industry as the threat of a no-deal Brexit looms, Kilkenny TD Bobby Aylward said. Deputy Aylward spoke out as reports emerged that Britain is planning to open their market to South American beef. […]

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‘I won’t be bullied or intimidated’ – John McGuinness hits back at FF colleague

By Kilkenny Now 13th February 2019 0

OUTSPOKEN Kilkenny TD John McGuiness was involved in a heated row with a senior Fianna Fáil colleague during a stormy parliamentary party meeting this week. The row erupted after Barry Cowen, Fianna Fáil’s spokesman on public expenditure, criticised some figures in the party for speaking in a “personal capacity” in recent interviews on subjects such […]

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‘Grave concerns’ vital Kilkenny health projects will be cut due to Children’s Hospital overspending fiasco

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2019 0

THE massive overspending of the National Children’s Project – which is set to rise to at least €1.7 billion – must not interfere with spending that has been earmarked for health services in Kilkenny and throughout the South East, a local TD has warned. Kilkenny Fianna Fáil TD Bobby Aylward has challenged embattled Minister for […]

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No deal Brexit would ‘decimate’ South East agri-food sector: Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2019 0

EVERY effort must be made to avoid a nightmare ‘no deal’ Brexit, which would “decimate” the agri-food sector that employs thousands of people in Kilkenny and the South East, a local TD has claimed. Fianna Fáil deputy Bobby Aylward spoke out as tensions between the Irish and British governments deepened after prime minister Theresa May […]

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Criminals disguised as hunters targeting Kilkenny countryside: Deputy Aylward

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2019 0

THIEVES are targeting private properties throughout rural Kilkenny disguised as hunters to conceal their criminal activities, a Kilkenny TD has claimed. Fianna Fáil Deputy Bobby Aylward made the claim as he called for an overhaul of Ireland’s trespass laws. Deputy Aylward said: “At present, anyone who engages in illegal trespassing is dealt with by way […]

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Kilkenny businesses ‘crippled’ by rate hikes of up to 400%: Deputy Aylward

By Kilkenny Now 25th January 2019 0

SMALL businesses in Kilkenny are being “crippled” by commercial rate hikes of up to 400%. And many local business owners have indicated they will be forced to close if the rates keep on climbing, Kilkenny TD Bobby Aylward told the Dáil. Deputy Aylward said: “I have correspondence from numerous small businesses in Carlow and Kilkenny […]