Some vaccination appointments offered need to be revised - Cathaoirleach
One resident living within a stone s throw of vaccine hub in Waterford told to travel to Kilkenny
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Vaccination appointments offered in Ferrybank and other parts of the county need to be revised according to Cathaoirleach Andrew McGuinness who has said that residents are being told to travel over 60km to be vaccinated rather than being sent to the WIT campus which is on their doorsteps.
The same is happening to some residents in the Callan area who have been given appointments in Nenagh.
“I’ve had numerous complaints from residents in areas like Ferrybank where their Eircode shows they are living in County Kilkenny but the nearest vaccination centre is in County Waterford. One local resident was 60km from the centre in Kilkenny but the centre located at the WIT campus was within a stones throw of her home. It makes no sense to drag people on unnecessary journeys, particularly when they
Positive news as Kilkenny allocated over €16million for roads
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A total of €16,795,195 has today been allocated to Kilkenny County Council under a national investment programme for regional and national roads according to Cathaoirleach Andrew McGuinness.
The national scheme sees a €555 million funding package that will allow approximately 3,100kms of Irish roads to be maintained and 2,450kms to be strengthened.
The funding package for Kilkenny includes €75,000 for the Kells Bridge, €30,000 for traffic calming in city housing schemes, €25,000 for Gowrans Main Street, €400,000 for the resurfacing of road from Garryduff to Flagmount among other projects.
Welcoming the news, Cathaoirleach of Kilkenny County Council, Andrew McGuinness said, “I’m delighted to welcome this announcement today and look forward to seeing all of this work come to fruition.
Kilkenny Cathaoirleach does not support plans for Dunningstown Road
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Kilkenny County Council Chairman Andrew McGuinness has confirmed that he does not support proposals that include blocking off the Dunningstown Road and has stated that he fully supports local residents who are campaigning for a better solution.
The new road design proposals are being put forward to facilitate an expected increase in traffic volume following the development of a new school in the area. The proposals include blocking the Dunningstown Road, a move many residents feel will cut their community off from Kilkenny City.
“We all want to see the development of a new school. It is badly needed and the sooner it happens the better. However, like any development, it cant be at the expense of what we already have and we cannot simply cut off a community of people with, what I believe, is a poor road design,” said Cathaoirleach Andrew McGuinness.
Horse free zones in Kilkenny don’t go far enough - Cathaoirleach
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Horse-free zones expected to be formally approved at next month s meeting of Kilkenny County Council don t go far enough according to the Cathaoirleach Andrew McGuinness. Byelaws banning horses from a list of city centre streets will be put forward for approval by members. This follows a proposal by Cathaoirleach Andrew McGuinness in response to ongoing issues of animal cruelty involving horses.
A total of 26 streets are on the list that was since created by Kilkenny County Council in consultation with Kilkenny Gardai. The new law will prohibit a person from having, keeping, riding or driving a horse in the listed areas at all times and declares the streets to be exclusion areas.
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Kilkenny County Council has apologised to survivors and their relatives of the Kilkenny County Home, one of the institutions criticised last week by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and certain related matters.
Hundreds of women and their children went through the council-owned county home in Thomastown - now St Columba s Hospital - between the 1920s and 1960s and endured conditions described as very poor .
The women themselves were often put working as domestic staff in the home, unpaid, with duties including caring for elderly and infirm residents who lived alongside them.
Over half of the women who lived there lost a child either in the home, or outside it, during the period examined by the Commission.