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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....
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Bed 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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Minister Ryan says reducing exercise limit from 5km to 2km possibility if level 5 doesn’t work
The Transport Minister says reducing the exercise limit from 5 kilometres to 2 is among the possibilities if Level 5...
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The Transport Minister says the reopening of schools will be reviewed this Wednesday
The Transport Minister says the situation with reopening schools will be reviewed this week. However Eamon Ryan says the plan...
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Kilkenny man on a mission to get us fit while raising funds for charity
A Kilkenny man is helping locals to achieve their New Year's fitness goals for a brilliant cause. Neil Gunning, of...
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Bishop Denis Nulty is asking for an increase in numbers for funerals
A local Bishop is calling for a rise in the maximum number of mourners allowed at funerals. Under current Covid...
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