Kilcullen man raises a glass (or two) for his 96th birthday
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
By Brian Byrne
WHEN Pat Lynch of Logstown, Kilcullen, set to cut a birthday cake last Friday to celebrate his 96th, he was in the company of his son Noel. Which added a certain unseen symmetry to the occasion.
Because at that precise moment, the official opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 was taking place, and Noel was an archery competitor for Ireland in the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and in Barcelona in 1992. And the small celebratory event for Pat was organised by Brendan O’Connell, an Irish Canoeing competitor in Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976.
BREAKING: Kildare s first nursing home resident gets Covid-19 vaccine today
Vaccine programme carried out at Curragh Lawns Nursing Home
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The first Covid-19 vaccines to be administered in a Kildare nursing home were given today, and Curragh Lawns resident Philomena Creaton was the first in the county to receive her jab from nurse Betty Bergin.
Her fellow resident Ray McCrosson was the second person in the nursing home to receive the vaccine, which was administered by HSE vaccination team member Deirdre Lane.
Resident Ray McCrosson and vaccinator Deirdre Lane
Plans are in place for the HSE to deliver the first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to all HIQA-registered long term care facilities for older people over the next three weeks. The programme has commenced a week earlier than originally scheduled.