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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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
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 406 in the Republic. The number of confirmed cases has now reached 11,479 after another 832 were diagnosed. The total of deaths in Northern Ireland has […]
Samaritans Ireland is appealing to the people of Kilkenny for donations to help ensure its volunteers can continue to support people struggling to cope during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Samaritans is a critical service, needed now more than ever,” Executive Director of Samaritans Ireland, Niall Mulligan said. “Our dedicated volunteers are going above and
A further 25 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 288 in the Republic. The number of confirmed cases has now reached 7,054 after another 480 were diagnosed. The total of deaths in Northern Ireland has […]
The Leaving Certificate has been postponed until the last week of July or until early August depending on the public health advice at that time, it has been announced. Meanwhile, the Junior Certificate has been cancelled and will be replaced by in-school exams early in the new school year. The reopening of schools has been […]
Three young adults remain in a serious condition at St Luke’s General Hospital after they were involved in a serious road accident yesterday. The three victims, who are all in their 20s, were injured after the car they were travelling in left the road and crashed into the corner of a house in Tullow in […]