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HOSPITAL CRISIS: Serious problems identified with Kilkenny maternity unit

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

A NUMBER of serious issues have been identified with the maternity unit at St Luke’s General Hospital in recent months. The deaths of two pregnant patients at the unit last year and in 2017 has prompted separate investigations and calls from a watchdog for our local maternity unit to change its operations. A Health Services […]

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Man defied barring order then brutally assaulted his ex-partner in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN ignored a barring order and viciously assaulted his former partner in Kilkenny. Kilkenny gardai were called to intervene in a domestic violence incident at Wetlands on Saturday evening. Local gardai received a call from a distressed female who said she had been assaulted by the 42-year-old man. Gardaí arrived at […]

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Patient services at St Luke’s Hospital severely curtained as 150 staff strike

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY MORE than 150 staff will walk out of St Luke’s General Hospital tomorrow after talks at preventing strike action by healthcare support workers broke down. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has warned the public to expect a “significant impact on services”. The hospital and healthcare support workers including porters, cleaners, healthcare

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FREE OPEN DAY: Experience nature’s beauty, at Buttlerfly Valley Glamping

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

NATURE lovers who want to get a taste of outdoor living with a difference have been invited to attend a special open day at one of county Kilkenny’s most picturesque ‘glamping’ sites. The event will take place at Butterfly Valley Glamping in Greenan, Thomastown, this Sunday. Butterfly Valley Glamping, set against the stunning backdrop of […]

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Annual cost of attending college soars to over €12,000 for Kilkenny students

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE annual cost of being a student from Kilkenny has rocketed to over €12,000. That’s according to the Technological University (TU) Dublin annual Student’s Cost of Living guide, which looks at accommodation costs nationally as well as other expenses such as travel, food, books and socialising. The report says it will cost a […]

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Kilkenny greyhound owners warned after dogs stolen from kennels

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

  TRAINERS and greyhound owners in Kilkenny are being asked to be extra vigilant after a number of young dogs were stolen from kennels in a neighbouring county. The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) has issued the warning after four saplings (young dogs, older than pups) were reported stolen in Waterford over the weekend. The young […]

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St Luke’s promised new obstetrician to provide abortion services in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE HEALTH Service Executive is already on the look-out for another consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist  for St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny. This comes on the back of a commitment from Health Minister Simon Harris last night, confirming additional resources for St Luke’s to provide termination of pregnancy facilities. KilkennyNow.ie has

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Come to Kilkenny! New group aims to lure Dublin businesses to South East

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY  A MAJOR event is taking place, targeting businesses to start, relocate or expand into Kilkenny and the South East. The event ‘Perfectly Placed:Business, Talent, Funding and Living,’ take place at Trinity College, Dublin tomorrow evening. It is aimed at investors, startups, scale-ups, small and medium enterprises and multi-national

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St Luke’s gynaecologist who failed to get patients’ consent to learn his fate soon

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

THE senior consultant at St Luke’s General Hospital who failed to obtain consent before he carried out gynaecological work on female patients will know his fate “within the next month”. A spokesperson for the Ireland East Hospital Group confirmed that an investigation into the case has now been completed. Its findings are currently being considered […]

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Kilkenny woman’s wedding to Prince William’s best pal will be a right royal affair

By Kilkenny Now 25th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, will deliver a speech at a Kilkenny teacher’s wedding after she said ‘yes’ to his best friend. Lucy Lanigan O’Keeffe (31) will wed Thomas van Straubenzee, one of Prince William’s closest friends, after he proposed to her last week. Today is emerged that Prince William, currently in […]