By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY sports initiative that helps the elderly remain active has been granted nearly €60,000 as part of a programme aimed at bringing care back to the home. Kilkenny Recreational and Sports Partnership (KRSP) received €58,714 through the Sláintecare Integration Fund for its ‘Active for Life’ programme. The highly successful county-wide programme […]
By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is “blackspot” when it comes to the delivery of services to support family carers. New research from Family Carer’s Ireland(FCI) shows a ‘postcode lottery’ exists for supports and services in the community for family carers. Kilkenny, along with neighbouring Waterford, is one of the areas most affected, due to a lack […]
MORE affordable healthcare – including a reduction in prescription charges for pensioners and an increase in the drugs payment scheme threshold – are due to come into effect across Kilkenny, Cllr Patrick O’Neill said today. The Fine Gael Carlow-Kilkenny General Election candidate said the changes, which were announced in Budget 2019 and will take effect […]