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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 59 die as Taoiseach tells Cabinet virus levels not low enough to allow easing of restrictions

By Kilkenny Now 28th April 2020 0

A further 59 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,159 while the number of confirmed cases has now reached 19,947 after another 299 were diagnosed. The total number of deaths in Northern Ireland […]

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Lifting of lockdown next week ‘likely to be minimal’ – report

By Kilkenny Now 28th April 2020 0

The lifting of the lockdown on May 5 is likely to be minimal despite the rate of infection, deaths and admissions to hospital all declining, according to reports this morning. Ahead of a Cabinet meeting this morning, senior Government figures have said that the public should not expect any major easing of the restrictions when […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 37 die as Taoiseach warns restrictions may be extended if public break rules

By Kilkenny Now 24th April 2020 0

A further 37 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total death toll here is now 1,014, including 185 probable deaths, after two deaths that had previously been reported are no longer classified as related to Covid-19. The number of confirmed cases […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 44 die as driver jailed for three months for breaking travel rules

By Kilkenny Now 21st April 2020 0

A further 44 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total now stands at 730 in the Republic. The number of confirmed cases has now reached 16,040 after another 388 were diagnosed. The total of deaths in Northern Ireland has […]

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Young woman (20s) treated at Kilkenny hospital after horror crash dies

By Kilkenny Now 20th April 2020 0

A young woman who was being treated at St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny after she was seriously injured in a car crash has died. The woman, who was in her 20s, was one of three occupants of a car that collided with a house on the cross road of Rathoe Road and Castlemore Road in […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE: A further 41 die as WHO says no evidence of immunity in recovered patients

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2020 0

A further 41 people lost their lives from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the HSE said this evening. The total now stands at 571 in the Republic. The number of confirmed cases has now reached 778 after another 14,758 were diagnosed. The total of deaths in Northern Ireland has […]

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COVID-19: ‘Devastating news’ – TD pays tribute to Kilkenny healthcare workers who died from virus

By Kilkenny Now 18th April 2020 0

Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan said he was “devastated” to learn of the death of two healthcare workers at St Lukes General Hospital after they contracted the coronavirus. “I want to extend my deepest sympathy to both families and to the extended workforce at our local hospital which has been rocked to the core by […]

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‘Never forgotten’ – hero Kilkenny frontline workers who died after contracting Covid-19 are named

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2020 Post a comment

Tributes have been flooding in for the two brave frontline staff members at St Luke’s General Hospital who passed away this week after contracting the Coronavirus. The heathcare workers now been named locally as Catherine Hickey (51) and Jim Kenny (49). Catherine was a member of the household staff in the hospital and was being […]

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Thief steals bike belonging to Kilkenny nurse working on Covid-19 frontline

By Kilkenny Now 17th April 2020 0

A bike, which is the only mode of transport for one of our essential frontline healthcare workers, was stolen over the weekend from a Kilkenny city centre street. The very recognisable bike – bright pink with a basket on the front of it – was parked up on Dean Street on Good Friday, April 10. […]

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Heartbreak as Kilkenny healthcare workers die after contracting Covid-19

By Kilkenny Now 16th April 2020 0

Two healthcare workers at St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny have died after contracting Covid-19, the hospital confirmed last night. A spokesperson for the Ireland East Hospital Group, which includes the general hospital in Kilkenny, announced  two healthcare workers from St Luke’s had passed away after testing positive for Covid-19. “We wish to give our