A mum-of-four has slammed possible home-birth restrictions and said she would rather give birth on the side of the road then endure labouring in hospital.
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Willowmere Drive, Thurles and Tuam, Co. Galway.
Toni, suddenly in Kilkenny Hospital and from the wonderful care of the Quinn family and the staff of Sacred Heart Nursing Home, Crosspatrick.
Predeceased by her parents Jimmie and Margaret (Maggie). Toni will be sadly missed by her sisters Ann (Kennedy) and Mairead, her brother Roger, her always supportive brother-in-law Jim, her nieces Susan and Laura, her nephews Paul and John and their families, her McGrath and McDyer cousins, friends and neighbours in Thurles and Tuam especially her Art and knitting friends.
May She Rest in Peace.
Toni’s remains will arrive at the Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles on Monday morning at 10.30am for Funeral Mass at 11am.
December Kildare Covid-19 rates
Many parts of County Kildare are remaining under the national average level of Covid-19 infections.
The highest concentrations of the virus in Local Electoral Areas (LEA) are in opposite ends of the county in Athy and Maynooth.
Athy has a 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 people of 90.4 while Maynooth is at 87.5. These figures are both slightly above the Republic of Ireland’s incidence rate per 100,000 of 84.7.
The figures were compiled between December 1 and December 14 last by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) and the Health Service Executive (HSE).
The Kildare town LEA has the lowest rate per 100,000 population at 23.3 and there were only six new cases in the 14-day period from December 1 to 14.