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“The Community Call” launched to help vulnerable local people through the Covid-19 crisis
A new community initiative to help vulnerable people through the current crisis has been launched this morning. It will see...
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Online fundraiser for scrubs for frontline staff surpasses €1000 target
An online fund raiser to pay for scrubs for front line workers has surpassed the €1000 target set. KCLR has...
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513,000 people are now claiming some form of unemployment benefit amid the coronavirus pandemic
513 thousand people are now claiming some form of unemployment benefit amid the coronavirus pandemic. It includes almost 300,000 people...
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416 home carers suspected to have picked up Covid-19
A total of 416 home-carers who provide help to vulnerable people are suspected to have Covid-19. It's an increase of...
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Infectious Disease specialist says we need to change our Coronavirus testing policy
An infectious disease specialist believes we need to change our coronavirus testing policy. 14 more people have died from the...
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Kilkenny Councillor Joe Malone looking for greater recognition of the Defence Forces efforts during Covid-19
A local councillor is calling for greater recognition of the Defence Forces' efforts in this pandemic. Kilkenny's Joe Malone says...
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Thrive Cafe in Tullow raises over €5500 to feed frontline healthcare staff
A Tullow cafe has raised over €5500 to feed local frontline healthcare staff. Thrive Cafe first began cooking meals for...
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Kilkenny man living in Cork making PPE from his home for frontline health staff
A Kilkenny man living in Cork is engineering protective gear from home. Sean Walsh from Hugginstown is making visors for...
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Locals invited to pay respects to Dr Amged El Hawrani, the first frontline worker to die of Coronavirus in the UK
Locals are invited to pay their respects online to the man who was the first frontline worker to die in...
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President Michael D Higgins to air special message on KCLR at midday
The Covid-19 address will be broadcast across the country through radio stations
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