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Former FAI chief John Delaney resigns from UEFA role ‘with immediate effect’

By Kilkenny Now 20th January 2020 Post a comment

Former Irish soccer supremo John Delaney has resigned from UEFA’s Executive Committee “with immediate effect”. European football’s governing body made the announcement this evening. Mr Delaney left the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) last September following a series of revelations concerning his tenure. He initially stepped down as FAI CEO in March 2019 when

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TALKS BREAKTHROUGH: Three-day strike at St Luke’s next week called off

By Kilkenny Now 28th June 2019 0

THE threatened three-day strike next week by 150 health support staff at St Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny has been deferred. Just this lunchtime the Services, Industrial Professional and Technical Union agreed to allow for further talks between unions and Health Service Executive management. The deferral is to allow a full Labour Court hearing to take […]

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UPDATE: St Luke’s staff to attend talks in bid to prevent more strikes

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 0

EFFORTS are underway to prevent a further three days of planned strike action next week at St Luke’s General Hospital. Services at St Luke’s and a further 37 hospitals across the country were severely disrupted today as a result of the strike action. This evening it emerged that the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has invited […]

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Significant disruption at St Luke’s, but trolley numbers down

By Kilkenny Now 26th June 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY ST LUKE’S General Hospital is experiencing significant disruptions today as a result of the 24-hour strike by 150 health service support staff. People have been urged to stay away from out local hospital as a result of the strike, which began at 8am this morning.   The Health Service Executive (HSE) has […]

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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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Kilkenny patients face serious disruption as hospital staff serve strike notice

By Kilkenny Now 6th June 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY patients face serious disruption at St Luke’s General Hospital later this month after the health service was served with a new 24-hour strike notice. SIPTU, the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union has notified the Health Services Executive of a national day of strike action planned for Thursday, June 20. St […]

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‘FAI could be insolvent in weeks’ – Kilkenny election candidate and SIPTU official

By Kilkenny Now 17th May 2019 0

A SENIOR Kilkenny trade union leader and local election candidate has demanded an “urgent meeting” with Sports Minister Shane Ross after he revealed he received information that the scandal-hit FAI is in serious financial trouble. In a statement issued by SIPTU, Ireland’s largest trade union, Denis Hynes raised concern that the FAI could be insolvent […]

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‘Time to put real power back in the hands of our local authority’ – councillor

By Kilkenny Now 9th May 2019 0

KILKENNY County Council and other local authorities must be given far greater powers in order to tackle the deepening housing crisis and to take a lead on climate action. That’s according to Kilkenny city councillor Malcolm Noonan, who claimed that the abolition of town and Borough councils has been “an abject failure”. Cllr Noonan, who […]

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St Luke’s Hospital faces threat of new strike action

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2019 0

SUPPORT staff at St Luke’s General Hospital – including porters, cleaners, healthcare professionals and security personnel – will be balloted for strike action next strike. The move comes after the country’s largest trade union announced plans to ballot 17,000 hospital support staff in a new dispute over the implementation of pay rises. St Luke’s is […]

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War of words erupts over ‘disgusting’ call to suspend Kilkenny Council grant payments to FAI

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

A WAR of words has erupted over a proposal to suspend Kilkenny County Council grant payments to the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). The proposal was made by Fine Gael councillor David Fitzgerald at today’s meeting of Kilkenny County Council. Cllr Fitzgerald made the call as Sport Ireland today confirmed it will conduct an audit […]