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St Luke’s Hospital gets €2.5m to finally make MRI scanner project a reality

By Kilkenny Now 19th December 2019 Post a comment

St Luke’s General Hospital has finally been promised €2.5 million for the provision of the long-awaited MRI scanner as part of the Health Service Executive’s National Service Plan for 2020. Just over €3.25 million has been set aside for projects specific to Kilkenny under the plan which was released this week. Spending on essential local […]

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Closure order served on popular Kilkenny take away

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2019 0

A popular Kilkenny fast food outlet has been issued with a closure order. Joe’s Takeaway on Dean Street in Kilkenny was issued with the closure order by the Health Safety Authority last Friday, December 12. The order was served on Mario Artini and was published by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). They did […]

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Still no timeline for provision of St Luke’s MRI scanner in new HSE Capital Plan

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Government has committed to providing an MRI scanner in St Luke’s General Hospital under the latest Health Service Executive (HSE) Capital Plan. The plan, released earlier today, did not give any indication of when the MRI scanner project would start and or how much money would be committed. St Luke’s was […]

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Taxi! HSE seeks Kilkenny drivers for patient runs to St Luke’s Hospital

By Kilkenny Now 31st August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TAXI and hackney drivers are being looked for to transport people to and from St Luke’s General Hospital The Health Service Executive (HSE) is looking for people to tender for a contract for a taxi/Hackney service for non-emergency patients at the Kilkenny hospital. The winning tender will supply the service in both […]