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‘I was left crying and begging for help’ – young Kilkenny woman reveals harrowing ordeal at crisis-hit psychiatric unit

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2019 0

A young Kilkenny woman has spoken out about her harrowing personal experience at the crisis-hit psychiatric unit at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). Mooncoin native Shauna Aylward, who is herself now a nursing student, bravely decided to go public with details of her treatment at the unit, which has been in the headlines over the past […]

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SPONSORED: Mountain View – a little slice of heaven tucked away in the hills of South Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 5th November 2019 0

WHEN you enter the spectacular 120-acre grounds of Mountain View, it feels like you’re world away from the bustle and stresses of everyday life. Tucked snugly into the hills of South Kilkenny in the hurling heartland of Ballyhale, Mountain View boasts incredible panoramic views spanning six counties. It’s almost difficult to remember you’re just a […]

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‘Ah, seriously Bishop Phonsie?’ Former President hits out at prelate’s attack on yoga

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

Former president Mary McAleese has rubbished recent comments by the Bishop in our neighbouring diocese of Waterford and Lismore in which he denounced yoga. Referring to Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan’s widely publicised criticism of yoga and meditation, the former president said: “I speak as somebody who knows him and I think he’s a fabulous singer. “He […]

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Hat’s off! More than one-in-10 WIT graduates hail from Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 3rd November 2019 0

More than 250 county Kilkenny students, who graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) this week, were told they “will contribute to a bright future for the region.” 268 of those conferred at WIT’s College Street campus were from Kilkenny and made up 11% of all the students receiving their academic awards. Addressing the graduates, […]

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Kilkenny psychiatric services hit by overcrowding crisis in Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2019 0

The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) has said that overcrowding in the Waterford mental health services has reached unprecedented levels and is now affecting services in Kilkenny. The PNA recorded 54 patients in the 44-bed unit earlier this week. Another three patients transferred to the department of psychiatry in St Luke’s General Hospital – which is […]

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Bishop tells schools to ban ‘yoga’ and ‘mindfulness’

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A BISHOP in a neighbouring diocese has asked schools to refrain from practicing yoga and mindfulness and instead replace them with prayers and “quiet meditation”. In a letter sent to schools across Waterford city and county last week, the Bishop of Waterford & Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan said: “Yoga is not of Christian […]

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Work on Kilkenny Greenway gets underway this week

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WORK is due to start this week on the new 24km-long greenway that is set to transform south Kilkenny. The South East Greenway will connect Ferrybank in Waterford to New Ross in Wexford along a disused rail-line, with the vast majority of the route traversing through south Kilkenny. Wexford County Council announced […]

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WINE O’CLOCK: It just rolls off the tongue …

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

SOME years ago I was given a present of a wine called Gewurtztraminer which, because of its unpronounceable name, I took to be German. A Riesling, I imagined, or something similar. I was wrong on both counts. It is from Alsace, in France (although, come to think of it, Alsace has been in Germany a […]

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ALERT: Dog snatcher with Kilkenny-reg posing as warden, targeting pets in countdown to Christmas

By Kilkenny Now 10th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A MAN posing as a council employee is trying to trick people into handing over their pet dogs. It is understood the dog-napper is targeting the dogs for resale in the countdown to Christmas. Waterford Council has issued a warning about a man in a Kilkenny-registered van approaching dog owners in an […]

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Chaos as four gardai hospitalised after attempting to arrest man

By Kilkenny Now 8th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY FOUR gardai were hospitalised after they were attacked by a man they were attempting to arrest. The incident occurred just off Rice Bridge in Waterford city in the early hours of this morning. The gardai, who were on duty at the time, were called to a public order disturbance on Bridge Street […]