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Galway dietetic-nursing team scoop prize at Irish Healthcare Awards

Galway dietetic-nursing team scoop prize at Irish Healthcare Awards

A dietetic-nursing initiative at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Merlin Park, led by Mairéad Doyle (Senior Dietitian) and Róisín Callanan (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse), has won an award at the recent Irish Healthcare Centre Awards. The project entitled “Weight Management and Psychotropic Medication” won the Patient Safety Hospitals category at

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Mercosur deal would put further pressure on rural communities says Michael Fitzmaurice

Mercosur deal would put further pressure on rural communities says Michael Fitzmaurice

“Is the EU a dictatorship or is it there to carry out the wishes of it’s member states?” That’s the question being asked by Roscommon-Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice after it emerged that the EU has committed to a deal with Mercosur trade block on the import of cheap beef despite the strong objections of

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Over 3,400 people waiting on appointments at Roscommon Hospital

Over 3,400 people waiting on appointments at Roscommon Hospital

Over 2,200 people are waiting on a first appointments at Roscommon Hospital and 1,200 people are waiting for Inpatient/Day Procedures at the Hospital according to the latest monthly figures from the National Treatment Purchase fund. A breakdown of the Inpatient/Day figures for Roscommon Hospital shows that: – 1,080 People are waiting on “Plastic Surgery” procedures,

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GMIT Open Morning to feature go-kart demo and range of interactive events

GMIT Open Morning to feature go-kart demo and range of interactive events

A go-kart demonstration, featuring electric cars built from scratch by third year Mechanical and Energy Engineering students in GMIT, is expected to be a major draw for secondary school pupils attending the Institute’s Open Morning on Saturday 23 April from 10am – 12.30pm. The Go-Kart Demo will take place in the visitor car park to

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Information message from HSE Public Health about Cryptosporidium in water

Information message from HSE Public Health about Cryptosporidium in water

Cryptosporidium is a parasite that can be found in human and animal faeces. Human illness can occur through direct contact with infected animals or through food or water that has been contaminated by faeces. Symptoms of cryptosporidiosis include diarrhoea, weight loss, fever, vomiting, stomach cramps or pain. Most people with cryptosporidium infection recover in a

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Alison Crean of the Abbey Hotel named as La Rousse Foods Best Chef in Roscommon

Alison Crean of the Abbey Hotel named as La Rousse Foods Best Chef in Roscommon

The Irish Restaurant Awards is proud to announce Alison Crean of Terrace Restaurant at Abbey Hotel as La Rousse Foods Best Chef in Co. Roscommon 2016. The prestigious title was revealed at the Irish Restaurant Awards Connaught regional event which took place in The Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Sligo recently. Sponsored by La Rousse

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Michael Fitzmaurice calls for action on “Compo Culture and Legal Fees”

Michael Fitzmaurice calls for action on “Compo Culture and Legal Fees”

“The spiralling cost of car insurance is due to the rising cost of legal fees and the increasing cost of claims and it has to be tackled if many people are not to be driven out of the market altogether”That’s the view of Roscommon-Galway Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice. “Many young people are now finding that

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