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MICHAEL WOLSEY: It’s little things that make our hospitals look sick 

By Kilkenny Now 10th April 2022 0

Big changes have just been announced for Ireland’s hospital system. That worries me, for I remember other announcements of big changes. They always cost a lot of money; they rarely made things better and they sometimes made them worse. The new plan for Regional Health Areas sounds disturbingly similar to the plan for Regional Health […]

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New €6m mortuary ‘will ensure dignity for the deceased’

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2021 0

A new €6 million mortuary facility for the people of Kilkenny and the South East region as a whole opens today. Work commenced on the new mortuary in January 2020 and concluded in June 2021. The new facility, a long-time in planning, was much needed for the region following reports two-years ago of bodies decomposing […]

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Birth right: Call to end partner restrictions at Kilkenny maternity ward

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2021 0

A local TD has urged St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny to end its policy preventing partners of expectant mothers attend appointments with them. Carlow Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion called on Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to intervene and immediately end maternity restrictions at St Luke’s for expectant women and their partners. Restrictions remain at St […]

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Kilkenny psychiatry unit shows ‘extraordinary improvement’ since embarrassment of court prosecution – report 

By Kilkenny Now 19th February 2021 0

The Department of Psychiatry at St Luke’s Hospital has received a glowing inspection report showing significant improvements on a recent report, for which it was prosecuted for potential critical risks at the facility. The Mental Health Commission’s report on the Kilkenny facility shows marked improvements in many areas, including their overall compliance with rules,

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Three more Kilkenny care facilities to receive vaccine over coming days

By Kilkenny Now 9th January 2021 0

Three more care homes in county Kilkenny are expected to have their residents and staff inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine next week. Residents and staff at the Tinnypark Residential Care home in the city became the first in the county to receive the jab over the past week, followed by staff at St Luke’s General […]

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Further delays in delivery of second Cath Lab for the South East – report

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2020 0

The delivery of a second Cath lab in the South East region at the University Hospital Waterford (UHW) is set to be delayed once more due to Covid-19. A report in today’s Irish Independent reveals it has seen a briefing prepared by officials in the Department of Health for Health Minister Stephen Donnelly which shows […]

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Kilkenny residents targeted in elaborate Covid-19 tracking scam

By Kilkenny Now 14th July 2020 0

Kilkenny residents are being targeted by nasty online scammers trying to extort money by preying on people’s Covid-19 fears. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has had to come out and issue a public information alert due the extent of the scam which sees people being contacted by phone or text, being told they have been […]

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Heartless fraudsters target Kilkenny elderly in new Covid scam

By Kilkenny Now 6th July 2020 0

Elderly residents in Kilkenny are being targeted in a new Covid-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) scam in which fraudsters try to con vulnerable people  into handing over their private bank details. KilkennyNow.ie has learned of reports over the last few days of elderly people in the South Kilkenny and East Waterford areas who have recieved […]

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‘There are no confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland’ – HSE responds to suspected Coronavirus case in South East

By Kilkenny Now 18th February 2020 0

The Department of Health and Health Service Executive (HSE) has said there is no confirmed case of Coronavirus (novel CoVid-19) at University Hospital Waterford. It follows reports this morning that a person presented to UHW with possible symptoms of the virus which is sweeping China at the moment. KilkennyNow.ie contacted the office at the Department […]

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South East 24/7 cardiac care campaign group splits in row over non-political ethos

By Kilkenny Now 17th January 2020 0

A community advocacy group that has campaigned tirelessly to bring about a 24/7 cardiac care service for Waterford and the South East has come publicly out to stress they remain non-political. A statement released by the South East Patient Advocacy Group (SEPAG) said the group unfortunately splintered and has been sidelined in recent talks about […]