Kilkenny Civil Defence commended for work during the pandemic
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The trojan efforts of Kilkenny Civil Defence was acknowledged at the month meeting of Kilkenny Council Council with members praising them for their work, especially during Covid-19.
Katherine Peacock made a presentation to members and outlined the work that she does along with a team of dedicated volunteers. Ms Peacock also highlighted the need for a new home for Kilkenny Civil Defence and this was supported by several members.
During the ongoing national emergency the team of volunteers completed 350 Covid-19 related duties with volunteers giving 2,112 hours of time and effort supporting their communities. Duties included packing and delivering 340 care boxes to the elderly, children with disabilities and vulnerable families, 100 medical transports to hospitals, doctors and Covid Assessment Units and administrative support to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service for 5 weeks.
Historic day as restrictions eased on blood donations from gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships in UK
Today s change in restrictions means that some gay, bisexual and MSM will not have to adhere to any period of abstinence before giving blood.
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14 December, 2020.
Written by Katie Donohoe.
The UK’s Minister for Health, Robin Swann has announced a further ease on restrictions of rules for blood donations by gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in Northern Ireland.
In April this year, the one year abstinence period was reduced to 3 months. Under the new rules, GBMSM can donate blood if they have had one sexual partner who has been their partner for more than three months.