News from around the 32 counties of Ireland

Galway

More than 29,000 people are currently on waiting lists for appointments to see consultants at Galway University Hospitals (GUH) – some of them for more than four years. University Hospital Galway (UHG) has been ranked bottom of a league table of hospitals following the publication of the latest HealthStat figures, which reveal that the city facility has the longest waiting lists in the country.
(Source: GalwayBay Fm)

Kildare

Thieves posing as county council workers are targeting elderly people in the Newbridge area, possibly using markings left by genuine council workers to identify their victims. The claim follows recent work carried out by the council to repair the water system at a number of locations around the town. According to local Sinn Féin activist Jason Turner, a number of vulnerable and elderly residents have complained to him of being the victims of theft after they permitted men wearing high-visibility jackets and posing as council workers, to actually enter their homes.
(Source: The Kildare Nationalist)

Kilkenny

Five hundred athletes competed in the 2nd Kilkenny Half Marathon and 10 kilometer race which took place in the city and it's environs recently. Deputy Mayor of the city, David Fitzgerald got the races underway at 11am at the castle for the half marathon and at noon on High Street for the ten kilometer race. According to race director, Aidan Quigley the courses allowed athletes to experience Kilkenny’s medieval streets and witness its beautiful tranquil country roads before finishing with a festival atmosphere on the Parade.
(Source: Kilkenny People)

Laois

The term legend can be over used. But last Thursday a true legend on the sports fields drew the crowds to Portarlington, Co Laois. They came to pay tribute and to honor the great Moss Keane who died last Tuesday, finally succumbing to his battle with cancer. He may have been an adopted son of Portarlington but the numbers of locals who attended his removal was testimony to how he had integrated and become a vital part of the local community.
(Source: Leinster Express)

Leitrim

Leitrim remains a county very much haunted by the specter of ghost estates according to a recent Irish Independent report which claims that this county, along with counties Sligo, Longford and Roscommon, are the worst affected by unfinished and largely unoccupied housing estates. County Manager, Jackie Maguire told the Leitrim Observer that Leitrim County Council had not received any figures from the national survey and she said they would await official news before commenting on the issue.
(Source: Leitrim Observer)

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