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LATEST: ‘Perfect storm’ – hospital and ICU numbers rise as almost 17,000 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 3rd January 2022 0

A further 16.986 people have contracted Covid-19, the Department of Health confirmed today. And number of people with Covid-19 in hospitals has risen to 804, an increase of 87 compared to the same time yesterday morning. This day last week there were 461 people in hospital with Covid-19. The number of people in intensive care […]

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High numbers of patients on trolleys at Kilkenny hospital today

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2021 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny is experiencing one of the highest levels of overcrowding in the country today. As the country braces for the full impact of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) this morning confirmed there are a total of 394 patients on hospital trolleys. St Luke’s reported […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: Is a broadcaster really worth 10 times more than a nurse?

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2021 0

RTE paid Ryan Tubridy €495,000 in 2019. A senior staff nurse in a public hospital earns  €48,736 a year. The national broadcaster paid the money to a company called Tuttle Productions for the services of Mr Tubridy, according to figures released last week. In 2019, RTE paid €450,00 to a company called What Next Productions […]

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Massive increase in number of patients waiting on beds in Kilkenny’s St Luke’s

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2020 0

St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny appears to be in the midst of a mini-crisis outside of the Covid-19 crisis as it has recorded the highest number of patients waiting on trolleys in its emergency room today out of all of Ireland’s hospitals. The Irish Nurse and Midwife Organisation’s (INMO) daily Trolley Watch report reveals […]