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Eleven year old Ciaran Nallon, Ballylodge Stables, Knockmore, has won two gold medals representing Ireland in a two-week period.

Some 4,047 of Kilkenny’s longest waiting public patients have now benefited from faster treatment through the work of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF).

Kilkenny nurses are to take to the streets today (Friday) in a protest at bed closures and nurse ‘redeployments’ which are to occur at Kilkreene Orthapaedic Hospital this month and carry on until the end of December this year.

A Kilkenny politician has spoken out about the revelation in this paper last week that Kilkreene Orthapaedic hopsital is to close two thirds of its beds until after Christmas.

Kilcreene Orthopaedic Hospital has confirmed that it is to close a number of beds at the hospital for the remainder of the year . One theatre will also close for the months of July and August.

Some 3,691 of Kilkenny’s longest waiting public patients have now benefited from faster treatment through the work of the National Treatment Purchase Fund.

A ban on visitors is in place at the Pre Discharge Unit (PDU) in Kilcreene Hospital, Kilkenny, in a bid to curb suspected cases of the Winter Vomiting Bug.

The temporary closure of the gynaecology ward at St Luke’s Hospital will cause unnecessary hardship for women awaiting treatment and procedures, a local Fine Gael Councillor has warned.

Some 26 beds have been closed at the pre-discharge unit (PDU) at Kilkreene Hospital since March 2 and they are to remain closed until September 7, 2009.

Mayo General Hospital, while reducing its waiting times for all specialities over the past number of years, is still longer than the national average. The average waiting time for all specialities at Mayo General Hospital is 3.2 months, despite the national average falling to 2.6 months.