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Man rushed to St Luke’s with facial injuries after vicious city-centre attack

By Kilkenny Now 2nd January 2019 0

A MAN was rushed to St Luke’s General Hospital after he was brutally assaulted in the city-centre. The victim was discovered lying on the ground on John Street at around 3am on Saturday by gardai who were patrolling the area, a local Garda source confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie. It appeared the man, who is in his 30s, […]

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Dramatic surge in number of patients treated on trolleys at St Luke’s Hospital

By Kilkenny Now 1st January 2019 0

THE number of patients left languishing on trolleys at St Luke’s General Hospital has surged nine-fold in the space of just two days. A total of 27 patients were treated on trolleys at our local hospital on the last day of 2018, latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’ trolley and ward watch […]

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Three treated on trolleys at St Luke’s amid warnings of a ‘surge’ in winter flu cases

By Kilkenny Now 29th December 2018 Post a comment

LOCAL hospitals are bracing themselves for a “surge” in flu cases over the coming weeks. So far, hospital overcrowding has not been a major problem in Kilkenny over the traditionally busy festive season. Just three patients were treated on trolleys yesterday at St Luke’s General Hospital, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Associates’ latest […]

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Man treated in St Luke’s after Christmas Day fire breaks out at Langton’s Hotel and Nightclub

By Kilkenny Now 25th December 2018 0

A MAN was treated at St Luke’s General Hospital after a fire broke out in Langton’s Hotel and Nightclub on Christmas morning. The blaze broke out in the kitchen area of the iconic John Street venue at around 9am. It was initially reported that no one was injured in the fire, but it subsequently emerged […]