Male surgical ward at Mayo General Hospital currently closed
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
The male surgical (B) ward at Mayo General Hospital is currently closed to admissions, due to cases of vomiting and diarrhoea. Patients are being accommodated in both the medical assessment unit and the emergency department at the hospital at present.
Read more ...Golden Days
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
Falling on Deaf Ears
Q. My father is in his seventies and his hearing is deteriorating. It's causing problems for everyone. Have you any suggestions?
Golden Days
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
Falling on Deaf Ears
Q. My father is in his seventies and his hearing is deteriorating. It's causing problems for everyone. Have you any suggestions?
Tasty treats
Fri, Dec 11, 2009
Glazed bacon with red currant sauce
Delicious hot or cold! Serves six to eight.
Tasty treats
Fri, Dec 04, 2009
Succulent roast pork
This recipe is perfect to feed a crowd and the shoulder or gigot of pork are the best cuts to use. This is best served warm.
Golden Days
Fri, Dec 04, 2009
My irritating mother
Q My 82-year-old mother seems so impatient these days. Sometimes it gets to the point where it's very irritating. How can I calm her down so that I can tolerate her for longer periods of time?
Get geared up for GOAL
Fri, Dec 04, 2009
Mayo people of all ages are gearing up to run, walk, or crawl a mile for GOAL this Christmas in Ballina, Castlebar, and Claremorris in order to raise as much money as possible for GOAL’s many life-saving projects in the developing world.
Read more ...Flood Disaster Fund
Fri, Dec 04, 2009
As a gesture of support, Tidy Towns and the Erris - Africa group are holding a church gate collection to help those affected by the recent floods.
Read more ...Get some glitzy nails and luscious lashes
Fri, Dec 04, 2009
To celebrate the launch of Minx Nail and Lash Bar which opened its doors recently on the first floor of the Castle Travel building, Ellison Street, Castlebar, proprietor, Colette Dunican, is offering a great introductory deal for the month of December of half-price acrylic or UV Gel nail extensions with every set of Nouveau semi-permanent lashes at a special offer price of €70.
Read more ...Christmas home baking at Claremorris market
Fri, Dec 04, 2009
Begin your Christmas shopping at Claremorris Indoor Market, Unit 12, Lakeside Retail Park, Claremorris, where you can browse two floors of stalls stocking jewellery, vegetables, toys, planting, tools, Christmas wreaths, Fair Trade clothing, outdoor clothing, and much more!
Read more ...Western Care variety night
Fri, Dec 04, 2009
The Y Factor, a variety night with a difference, will take place in Balla Resource Centre on Thursday December 10 commencing at 8pm. Organised by staff and service users of Western care’s Vocation Training Centre in Castlebar, this event could very well be Mayo’s answer to the X Factor!
Read more ...The Clean Corner
Fri, Nov 27, 2009
A home kept clean and comfortable with the minimum effort and expense has been the dream of people for generations. Good Housekeeping promised us back in 1922 that “the time spent on housework can be enormously reduced without any loss of comfort”. All true of course for those who may have had the luxury of a maid, a cook, and sometimes a nanny to lighten the domestic load. Manuals in the early part of the century often were often full of budgets, timetables, and how to run a home with live in staff.
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