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St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny ranks near bottom in new national patient survey

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2019 0

St Luke’s General Hospital has come close to the bottom of a new national patient experience survey. Kilcreene Regional Orthopeadic Hospital, on the other hand, received glowing endorsements, coming close to the top of the rankings. The National Inpatient Experience Survey, run in conjunction with the National Care Experience Programme, asks patients about their hospital

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Relief road: Kilkenny congestion set to ease as vital road re-opens

By Kilkenny Now 8th November 2019 0

There could be some New Year’s cheer for Kilkenny commuters, as a road which takes a lot of traffic away from the city centre and eases congestion around the city, is set to be re-opened. As part of the Western Environs infrastructure scheme, the Circular Road linking the Callan Road to Kilcreene will reopen in […]

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‘Don’t believe the spin: scandal of costs overrun at the National Children’s Hospital is hurting vital local health projects’ – TD

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2019 0

THE scandal of the costs overrun at the National Children’s Hospital is affecting the delivery of vital health projects in Kilkenny and Carlow – despite the Government’s claims to the contrary, according to a local TD. Kilkenny TD Kathleen Funchion spoke out as she launched a scathing attack on what she described as the Government’s […]

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Five months of traffic delays expected for new road build in city

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY SERIOUS traffic delays are expected in Kilkenny for the next five months, to facilitate the construction of a new road. The delays will mainly affect traffic using College Road and the Old Callan road in the city. Kilkenny County Council is closing Circular Road next Monday. It will remain closed until November, […]

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Kilkenny resident returned home to see burglar prowling in his back garden

By Kilkenny Now 21st May 2019 0

A BURGLAR was spotted prowling around in the back garden of a home in Kilkenny city as they cased out the property. The owner returned to his home in the Kilcreene area of the city at 10.30pm last Wednesday night to see an unknown male lurking in his garden. He immediately contacted the gardai who […]

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‘It doesn’t make sense’ – Kilkenny TD hits out at HSE decision to move Kilcreene services to Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 29th March 2019 0

KILKENNY TD Kathleen Funchion has urged the Health Services Executive (HSE) to abandon plans to move orthopaedic services from Kilcreene Hospital to Waterford. Kilcreene Regional Orthopaedic Hospital (KROP) is the elective orthopaedic hospital for the South East region. In response to a parliamentary question – seen by KilkennyNow.ie – the HSE confirmed plans

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Kilkenny hospital services operating as usual as nurses call off three-day strike

By Kilkenny Now 12th February 2019 0

HOSPITAL services in Kilkenny will resume as normal this morning after a dramatic eleventh-hour breakthrough in talks put the brakes on a three-day national nurses’ strike. Nurses in Kilkenny were due to return to the picket line outside St Luke’s General Hospital and Kilcreene hospital from this morning, which threatened to cripple patient services. However, […]

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NURSES’ STRIKE, DAY 3: Kilkenny TD says Government must ‘meet nurses halfway’

By Kilkenny Now 7th February 2019 0

KILKENNY patients have been urged to stay away from local hospitals again today as day three of the nurses’ ongoing strike over pay and conditions gets underway. Nurses will return to the picket lines at St Luke’s General Hospital and Kilcreene hospital from 8.30am amid mounting calls for a resolution in the dispute that has […]

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Nurses return to the picket line: how today’s strike will affect Kilkenny patients

By Kilkenny Now 5th February 2019 0

PATIENTS are being urged to stay away from St Luke’s General Hospital unless in emergency cases as the second 24-hour nurses’ strike in a week gets underway this morning. The Health Services Executive (HSE) believes up to 50,000 people will be affected by today’s strike. This is effectively double the number that were directly impacted […]

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Huge support for Kilkenny nurses as they take to the picket line

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2019 0

KILKENNY patients have been urged to stay away from our hospitals except in the case of emergencies as the nationwide nurses’ strike impacts in services. Nurses took to the picket line outside St Luke’s General Hospital and Kilkcreene hospital from 8am this morning. Local members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) brazed bitterly […]