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Killarney Bridge safety measures installed on Thomastown road Reporter: ); The signs and road markings have been welcomed by local councillor, Deirdre Cullen. “I’m delighted to say that LED activated chevron signs have now been installed and are operational on Killarney Bridge,” she said. “Extra signage, road markings and an anti skid road surface have also been added as part of the safety works carried out. Concerns “I first raised the serious issue of safety concerns here last yea...

First inter-county Mobility Plan in Ireland is confirmed for Graignamanagh Future is bright for the community Reporter:  ); The first ever cross-county mobility management plan in the country is to be drawn up for a community on the Kilkenny/ Carlow border. A joint plan is to be drawn up for Graignamanagh in Kilkenny and Tinnahinch in Carlow - a community on both sides of the River Barrow at Graignamanagh. Local Councillor Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere has expressed his delight about the new mobil...

Kells needs a proper path between the Mill and the Priory Reporter:  ); A path from Kells Mill to Kells Abbey would be good for local tourism, says a local councillor. Kells has seen a huge increase in tourism in recent years, Cllr Matt Doran said at the recent meeting of Callan Thomastown municipal district council. “It’s really got on the map,” he said. However, the path from the mill to the abbey is really just a grass path, he said, and improving it with something like a rubber mat...

Appeal for more Kilkenny roads to be salted during frosty weather Reporter:  ); More roads in South Kilkenny need to be salted during freezing weather, according to local councillors. Cllr Deirdre Cullen raised the matter at the recent Callan Thomastown municipal district meeting, asking if there were any plans to increase the list of roads to be salted during icy weather. She warned that forecasters say more cold weather is on the way. Chairman, Cllr Peter Cleere, said they had agreed to r...

Lightpoint Medical Receives CE Mark for Worlds First Approved Robotic Gamma Probe News provided by Share this article Share this article CHESHAM, England, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightpoint Medical, a medical device company developing miniaturized surgical tools for advanced intra-operative cancer detection, announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for SENSEI®, the first robotic gamma probe to be commercially available to European hospital systems. Lightpoint Medical Receiv...

We’re excited to share an excerpt from Stephen Leigh’s Amid the Crowd of Stars, an innovative sci-fi novel that explores the potential impact of alien infection on humankind as they traverse the stars and find themselves stranded on new and strange planets—publishing February 9th with DAW. What responsibilities do we have to isolate ourselves from the bacteria, viruses, and other life of another world, and to prevent any of that alien biome from being brought back to Earth? What happens ...

The Seamus Ennis Arts Centre in Naul is throwing open its virtual doors on December 17, 18 and 19 for three special live performances from the venue to be streamed live on the internet. The streamed gigs will be free and will feature The 4 of Us, Mary Cougllan and Moya Brennan with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Cormac de Barra. Confirmed support acts for the three virtual gigs are are Peter OToole, Ultan Connolly and Sult . A spokesperson for the Naul venue said: After what has been a rough year f...

SUO 2020: The Role of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Scanning in Prostate Cancer (Up)Staging (UroToday.com) At the 2020 virtual Society of Urologic Oncologys (SUO) prostate cancer session, Dr. Declan Murphy discussed the role of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) scanning in prostate cancer staging. Dr. Declan Murphy states that PSMA PET/CT is an obvious challenger to conventional imaging. Because there was a lot of retrospective data (particularly in Australia) with PSMA ...

Medieval Thomastown re-discovered during Kilkenny County Council roadworks! Reporter: );  ); The wall of a 13th Century house, the town well from the 1800s and the old cobbled streets of Thomastown have been unearthed. The significant discoveries were made during essential roads works being undertaken by Kilkenny County Council in recent months in the Low Street and Logan Street areas. At the recent meeting of Callan Thomastown Municipal District councillors, Area Engineer Declan Murphy revea...

An 18-metre sperm whale washed ashore at Fairhaven Beach along the Great Ocean road on Tuesday morning. The decaying animal has been attracting large numbers of sharks to the waters along the stretch of coast between Fairhaven Beach and Moggs Creek. Life Saving Victoria has closed the beach and a dangerous animal warning was issued by VIC Emergency.  An 18-metre sperm whale washed ashore at Fairhaven Beach on Victorias Great Ocean road on Tuesday morning (pictured) Due to a large whale carcass...