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BREAKING: Walk-in vaccination centre to open in Kilkenny this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 5th August 2021 0

A walk-in vaccination clinic will be in operation in Kilkenny at the Cillín Hill Conference Centre on Saturday morning. The Department of Health this evening confirmed the centre will be open for people who have not yet recieved the vaccine from 8.15am to 12.30pm. It comes as Health Service Executive (HSE) CEO Paul Reid today […]

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LATEST: Holohan appeals to unvaccinated as 1,314 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 4th August 2021 0

A further 1,314 people have contracted the coronavirus, according to latest figures from the Department of Health. There are currently 187 in hospital being treated with the virus, of whom 30 are in ICU. Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan this evening encouraged people who are eligible for vaccination but have not yet recieved the […]

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LATEST: ‘Stay at home’ – Holohan urges vaccinated with symptoms as over 1,000 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 3rd August 2021 0

A further 1,015 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. Meanwhile, the number of people with Covid-19 who are receiving treatment in hospital has risen by one to 178. Some 29 of these patients are being treated in intensive care units – an increase of two from yesterday. Chief Medical […]

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LATEST: 1,126 new cases of virus confirmed as more admitted to hospital

By Kilkenny Now 25th July 2021 0

A further 1,126 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. The number of people currently being treated for Covid-19 in hospital has risen to 123, an increase of 18. Some 22 patients are now in ICU, an increase of one. Over 5.5 million vaccines have been administered in the country, […]

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LATEST: ‘Bumpy journey’ ahead as 1,179 new cases of virus confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 18th July 2021 0

A further 1,179 people have contracted the coronavirus, the Department of Health confirmed this evening. There are 91 people in hospital with Covid-19, 22 of whom are in ICU with Covid-19, no change from yesterday. Health Service Executive chief Paul Reid earlier warned the country is in for a “bumpy journey” for the next few […]

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LATEST: 534 cases of virus confirmed on day Ireland passes two-million fully vaccinated mark

By Kilkenny Now 8th July 2021 0

A further 534 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening, a decrease of 47 on yesterday’s figures. It is the highest number of daily reported cases in two and a half months. The Department of Health reported 58 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals, two less than yesterday’s total. 17 people […]

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LATEST: Highest number of cases of virus in 10 weeks amid Delta surge

By Kilkenny Now 7th July 2021 0

A further 581 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed this evening, an increase of 215 on yesterday’s figures. It is the highest number of daily reported cases in two and a half months. The Department of Health reported 60 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals, six more than yesterday’s total. 17 people […]

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LATEST: Taoiseach warns of ‘different’ Delta wave as 448 new cases confirmed

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2021 0

A further 448 more people have contracted Covid-19. And the Department of Health has confirmed that, as of 8am this morning, 42 people were being treated for Covid-19 in hospitals. It is the lowest number of patients to be hospitalised for the virus over the past week. There were six new hospital admissions in the […]

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MICHAEL WOLSEY: This isn’t a reopening policy, it’s a shambles

By Kilkenny Now 30th June 2021 0

For fifteen months I have supported the Government’s regime of Covid restrictions. But enough is enough. The latest pronouncement on indoor eating and drinking isn’t a policy, it’s a shambles. The damage it will do goes far beyond pubs and restaurants. It has killed the mood of optimism that was growing in step with the […]

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LATEST: 340 new cases of virus confirmed, Cabinet to meet early to decide on indoor dining

By Kilkenny Now 27th June 2021 0

A further 340 people have contracted Covid-19. New figures published by the Department of Health this evening also reveal the number of people in hospital being treated for the virus now stands at 47, an increase of four since yesterday. The number in ICU has risen two to 15 in that time. It brings the […]