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Major service cut-back announced for St Luke’s Hospital as Covid cases rise
Services are being cut back at St Luke’s due to the high coronavirus numbers. Management at the general hospital for...
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Covid-19 latest: 6,110 new cases with 135 in Carlow & Kilkenny
More than 6,000 new cases of Covid-19 are being reported with 135 locally. A total of 6,110 new cases and...
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Man arrested at Waterford City cannabis growhouse
183 cannabis plants were have been seized in Waterford city. The seizure - estimated to be worth up to 131...
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Prof Staines: huge rise in case numbers is due to us and not UK variant
An infectious diseases expert says it's our behavior and not the new UK strain of the coronavirus that's causing the...
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Head of HSE warns non-urgent healthcare may need to be scaled back
744 people with Covid-19 are being treated in Irish hospitals as of this morning (Monday). It's the highest number of...
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Roads across Carlow and Kilkenny will be “lethal” until tomorrow morning
Roads across Carlow and Kilkenny may be "lethal" until tomorrow morning. So says local expert Alan O'Reilly, of Carlow Weather....
Read moreDetailsBed capacity at St Luke’s Hospital is “extraordinarily” low, says Kilkenny doctor
St Luke's Hospital is facing an "extraordinary" challenge, with just 300 beds to service almost 200,000 patients. So says Dr...
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Carlow school principal says there’s “considerable anxiety” about reopening next week
A local school principal says there's "considerable anxiety" among his staff about returning to work as Covid cases continue to...
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Covid-19 latest: 137 new cases across Carlow and Kilkenny, as CMO warns current trends are “not sustainable”
137 new local cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the past 24 hours. 4,962 more cases were reported nationwide...
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The Week: The covid surge, record covid cases, sport wraps up for 2020 and cold snap to continue
You're reading The Week on KCLR, highlighting some of the stories you may have missed on air and online. Today,...
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