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PÁIDÍ MANNING: Battle stations! How Kilkenny’s General Election candidates are shaping up

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2019 0

WITH the prospect of a General Election looming in the New Year, PÁIDÍ MANNING assesses the chances of the 11 candidates who have so far decalred their intention to contest the Kilkenny-Carlow constituency. John McGuinness TD – Fianna Fáil There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and John McGuinness topping the poll. Micheál Martin […]

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Brave Kilkenny boy (7) to start life-changing drug treatment this week

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 Post a comment

A young Kilkenny boy, who suffers from a condition that affects his central nervous system, motor functions and progressively weakens his muscles, is finally starting a drug programme that could change his life. Seven-year-old Isaac Brennan, who lives with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, will start Spinraza treatment at Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin later this […]

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REVEALED: Number of days Kilkenny TDs missed a vote while present in Dáil

By Kilkenny Now 31st October 2019 0

Kilkenny TDs did not cast a vote in the Dáil chamber for a combined 107 days over the last three years, despite their presence being recorded in Leinster House at the time. The analysis of Dáil voting was compiled by RTÉ Investigates. It reveals the total number of days each TD was marked present in […]

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Demands for probe into delay in providing life-changing drug to brave Kilkenny boy

By Kilkenny Now 20th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Government has come under attack from Kilkenny TDs over the failure to provide a life-changing drug treatment to a Kilkenny boy. In June, following a lengthy campaign by families and TDs, the Health Service Executive (HSE) announced it would offer the drug Spinraza – used in the treatment of Spinal Muscular […]

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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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Kilkenny boy with intellectual disabililty left languishing in hospital bed at €150k cost to taxpayer

By Kilkenny Now 27th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT has cost the taxpayer €150,000 to keep a Kilkenny boy with intellectual disabilities in a hospital bed because funding has not been provided to move him to a permanent home. The boy has been left languishing in a ward at St Luke’s General Hospital since last November because of an ongoing […]

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‘The sooner the better’ – poll topper Pat Fitzpatrick looking forward to General Election

By Kilkenny Now 28th May 2019 0

CASTLECOMER poll topper Pat Fitzpatrick is already looking ahead to the next General Election in the wake of Fianna Fáil’s dominant performance in the local elections. The party captured 11 of the 24 seats on Kilkenny County Council, two more than their Fine Gael rivals. Cllr Fitzpatrick was the first councillor past the post in […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: The results are all in! Eugene McGuinness is sole elected Independent, John Coonan and Martin Brett win seats

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

THE results are all in and the people have spoken. After two long days of counting, the final three seats have been filled on Kilkenny County Council. And there’s another McGuinness on the local authority, but this time it’s Independent Eugene (brother of John and uncle of city poll-topper Andrew) who will enter the political […]

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ELECTIONS 2019: ‘I’m overwhelmed’ – poll topper Andrew McGuinness pays tribute to family and supporters

By Kilkenny Now 26th May 2019 0

ANDREW McGuinness has paid a heartfelt tribute to his family and election team in the wake of his poll topping exploits in Kilkenny City. The former mayor put in a hugely impressive performance in the election, securing 1,860 first preference votes, and his transfers should be enough to carry John Coonan over the line in […]

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SPONSORED: John McGuinness, TD: ‘Help me to help you – please vote Andrew McGuinness and Joe Malone’

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2019 0

A message from John McGuinness, TD.  IT has come to my attention that misleading information regarding the candidates I am supporting in the upcoming local elections is being circulated, with the intention of causing confusion for political reasons. Therefore, I felt it necessary to make my position clear on the matter. I believe it’s vital […]