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UPDATE: Man killed in horror road crash in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 13th July 2019 0

A MAN who was involved in a serious road accident in South Kilkenny this morning has died. The victim was the sole occupant of a car that crashed between the Knocktopher and Mullinavat junctions on the M9 at around 8.30am. Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident. The victim was taken to University […]

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Man fights for life in hospital after horror crash on M9 in South Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 13th July 2019 0

MOTORISTS are being urged to avoid the M9 motorway in South Kilkenny after a serious car crash this morning. Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident, which occurred at around 8.30am this morning between the Knocktopher and Mullinavat junctions. This stretch of the M9 has been temporarily closed to traffic. It is understood […]

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‘Pristine’ – spotless Kilkenny tops national litter league survey for fifth time

By Kilkenny Now 10th June 2019 0

By SHANE DORAN KILKENNY has come out tops in the latest litter survey. The Marble City was described as “pristine” by judges as it returned to the summit of the Irish Business Against Littler (IBAL) league table. The number one ranking will come as a significant boost to the city as we enter the peak […]

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Woman seriously injured in county Kilkenny crash transferred to Dublin hospital

By Kilkenny Now 4th June 2019 0

A WOMAN who was seriously injured in a road collision in South Kilkenny over the Bank Holiday weekend is being transferred to a hospital in Dublin today to undergo surgery. The woman, who is in her 30s, was the single occupant of a car that was involved in a collision outside Glenmore, between the Rhu […]

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St Luke’s Hospital earning €35,000 a month in car park charges

By Kilkenny Now 16th May 2019 0

KILKENNY TD Kathleen Funchion has called for hospital car parking fees to be abolished for long-term patients after new figures revealed St Luke’s is raking in more than €35,000 a month in charges. Figures obtained by Deputy Funchion’s Sinn Féin colleague Louise O’Reilly revealed the country’s hospitals generated an astonishing €22 million in car park […]

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Mortuary scandal: two Kilkenny families had to bury a loved one in closed coffins

By Kilkenny Now 14th May 2019 0

AT LEAST two families from Kilkenny have been directly impacted by the shocking revelations which have emerged about the mortuary unit at the regional hospital. The families contacted Kilkenny TD Bobby Aylward after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar publicly questioned the veracity of disturbing claims made by four senior consultant pathologists at University Hospital Waterford

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Fresh doubts over long-awaited MRI scanner for St Luke’s

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

CAPITAL funding has still not been approved for the MRI scanner for St Luke’s General Hospital, which means it is highly unlikely the long-awaited project will be built this year as promised, Kilkenny’s sole candidate in the European elections has claimed. Independent Councillor Breda Gardner said the massive cost overrun at the National Children’s Hospital […]

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Scandal-hit morgue at regional hospital will no longer be used for State post-mortems: report

By Kilkenny Now 8th May 2019 0

THE scandal over shocking conditions at the mortuary in the regional hospital deepened after it emerged that State post-mortem examinations will no longer be carried out there. This means that cases where autopsies are required for criminal investigations in Kilkenny and the South East will no longer be conducted at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). Instead […]

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Taoiseach apologises ‘unreservedly’ over comments about shocking mortuary revelations

By Kilkenny Now 4th May 2019 0

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has “apologised unreservedly” to anyone who feels he did not treat shocking claims about the state of mortuary services at the regional hospital seriously. Mr Varadkar’s climb-down came amid growing controversy over comments he made last week after four consultants at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) said dead bodies had been left

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Kilkenny councillor slams Taoiseach’s ‘heartless’ response to shocking mortuary revelations

By Kilkenny Now 2nd May 2019 0

A KILKENNY councillor has accused Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of showing “no compassion” to families affected by appalling conditions at the regional hospital’s mortuary. Independent European election candidate Breda Gardner spoke out after the Taoiseach said there wasn’t any evidence to back up the claims made by four senior consultant pathologists at University Hospital