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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Don’t get your liquors in a twist, Mr Harris

By Kilkenny Now 18th September 2019 0

IN February 2015, the Government announced its intention to curb the sale of cheap booze by introducing minimum pricing. It also said it would bring in a law forcing shops to partition off the areas in which they sold alcohol. Some people saw these measures as an assault on their civil liberties while others just […]

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‘Women have been failed again’ – Kilkenny CervicalCheck campaigner on latest scandal

By Kilkenny Now 10th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan says women have been failed yet again by the health service. The Mooncoin mother-of-two took to twitter to vent her deep frustration at the latest CervicalCheck revelations which reveal consistent failures in the screening and reporting process. “Lessons do not appear to have been learned,” Ms […]

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South East’s Cath Lab to close for 12 weeks

By Kilkenny Now 1st August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE ONLY permanent Cath Lab in the South East region is to close down for 12 weeks. University Hospital Waterford’s Cath Lab will close to facilitate maintenance work and equipment upgrade. It is believed the modular lab in UHW’s campus will be open three to five days a week while work is […]

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‘Absolutely outrageous’ – Kilkenny TD frustrated with ongoing delays in funding St Luke’s MRI scanner

By Kilkenny Now 23rd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE LACK of urgency, and funding, involved in providing an MRI scanner for St Luke’s General Hospital has frustrated a Kilkenny TD and led him to become cynical about the Government’s guarantees. The issue of the non-provision of the MRI scanner was re-opened after the Minister of State with special responsibility for […]

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South Dublin and Wicklow included in Kilkenny’s new regional health board

By Kilkenny Now 17th July 2019 0

BY COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY has been grouped in with South Dublin and Wicklow, as well as its South East neighbours, in the largest restructuring of the Irish health system since the creation of the Health Service Executive (HSE) 15 years ago. Minister for Health Simon Harris today announced the restructuring of the HSE, which is […]

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Health board for South East could return to Kilkenny, Government plans to curb HSE’s powers

By Kilkenny Now 16th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WHO remembers the South Eastern Health Board or Bord Slainte an Oir-Dheiscirt? It could be set to make a comeback. It’s reported Minister for Health Simon Harris will recommend to Cabinet this week, the largest restructuring of Ireland’s health services since the creation of Health Service Executive (HSE) in 2005. The plan […]

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MENINGITIS WARNING: Vaccination targets way off in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY UPTAKE of the Meningococcal C (‘MenC’) vaccine for Kilkenny children under the age of 24-months is falling well short of national targets, new figures reveal. The 86% uptake for the immunisation of MenC is nearly 10 points below the national target of 95% set by the Department of Health. The figures come […]

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‘Wake-up’- Health Minister criticises Kilkenny parents who fail to vaccinate kids

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY HEALTH Minister Simon Harris said parents in Kilkenny must ‘wake-up’ after it emerged the uptake of the Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) vaccine for infants under two had fallen well below World Health Organisation (WHO) targets. The 92% uptake of the MMR vaccine in Kilkenny falls three points below the world standard set […]

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‘We will not be bullied into performing abortions’ – Kilkenny consultant

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2019 5

By COLIN BARTLEY A CONSULTANT obstetrician at St Luke’s Hospital told a pro-life rally over the weekend that people in the medical profession should not be bullied into performing abortions against their will. Dr Trevor Hayes said that if the government continues to bully medical professionals into performing abortions, they will force doctors and nurses […]

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Frustrated Kilkenny TD to tackle Health Minister over latest MRI scanner delay

By Kilkenny Now 4th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY TD has hit out at the ongoing delay in delivering the long promised MRI scanner to St Luke’s General Hospital. Deputy Bobby Aylward today revealed he has resubmitted a parliamentary question to Health Minister Simon Harris to explain why the vital project has not been delivered, in spite of numerous […]