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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.

Athlone and Roscommon Lions Clubs are urging those who work with young people to attend a seminar to help reduce suicides in the Midlands area.

An urgent review of the conditions covered under the Long Term Illness scheme is being called for by Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony. The scheme, which is administered by the Health Service Executive, is designed to ensure that people who suffer from a number of medical conditions can avail of their medication under this scheme.

Ireland’s leading housing charity is seeking a complete overhaul of the Mortgage Interest Supplement claiming its criteria are too strict and not realistic in the current environment.

Ireland’s leading housing charity is seeking a complete overhaul of the Mortgage Interest Supplement claiming its criteria are too strict and not realistic in the current environment.

A young Nigerian girl, who is believed by gardaí to have been trafficked into the country and forced into prostitution, has been taken into the care of the Health Service Executive. This decision is a major step forward for the gardaí, in their attempts to quash Kilkenny’s sordid sex industry.

The Autism Team from the Health Service Executive’s Carlow/Kilkenny Community Services area has launched an information brochure.

Local Government is often the butt of many jokes: from the depiction of gombeen councillors in RTE’s Hall’s Pictorial Weekly through to Pat Shortt’s more recent comic creation of Councillor Maurice Hickey there has been quite a lot of comic material emanating from local council chambers.

A Dáil Deputy has sought an update on the provision of telemedicine facilities for island communities as outlined in the Programme for Government. The Fine Gael spokesperson on Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Michael Ring, said the proposal was to provide telemedicine facilities to allow Ireland's most remote island communities and medical practitioners access to doctors and consultants in specialist hospitals.

Formally launched in February this year by Minister for Health Mary Harney, Oak Tree Home Care Ltd, a home-care team established by Carlow woman Michelle and her husband Eugene, has been operating in Carlow since September 2004 and has been growing since its inception.