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LATEST: 381 new cases of virus amid worrying spike in Limerick area

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2021 0

A further 381 people have contracted Covid-19, latest figures released by the Department of Health confirm. Meanwhile the number of people being treated in intensive care with the virus is 42, up four from yesterday. There are currently 110 people being treated in hospital for Covid-19. The latest figures come as Public Health Mid-West warned […]

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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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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 […]

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MRI scanner for St Luke’s Hospital still not included in HSE Capital Plan for 2019

By Kilkenny Now 13th May 2019 0

THE long-awaited MRI scanner for St Luke’s General Hospital is still not in the Health Service Executive’s Capital Plan for 2019 – despite repeated promises the project would be finally delivered this year, KilkennyNow.ie can reveal. In a response to a parliamentary question from Kilkenny TD John McGuinness, The HSE said the “design team are […]