History Channel making documentary on healer Danny Gallagher

Fri, Apr 25, 2014

The History Channel is to broadcast a documentary about well-known seventh son of a seventh son healer, Danny Gallagher, to a global audience later this year.

Dance can boost health and wellbeing for children and teens

Fri, Apr 25, 2014

Getting your child interested and passionate about dance could deliver huge health rewards as well as benefiting children and teenagers socially and mentally.

That is according to Aine Egan, creator and choreographer of Danceworld, Ballina, one of the largest and most successful dance academies in the west of Ireland.

Chinese medicine could help insomnia sufferers

Fri, Apr 25, 2014

Insomnia can present itself in many ways, from finding it difficult to sleep at night and waking up in the middle of the night to finding it difficult to quiet your mind after a busy day at work or suffering from ‘restless leg syndrome’.

Diabetes awareness event in Castlebar

Fri, Apr 25, 2014

People in Mayo are being encouraged to get diabetes aware at a roadshow event at Staunton’s Pharmacy, Main Street, Castlebar, on Wednesday (April 30).

Regional development officer with Diabetes Ireland, Pauline Dunne, says the condition has now reached ‘epidemic proportions’ and stressed the importance of increased education and awareness around diabetes.

Surf’s up to celebrate inspirational Mayo women

Fri, Apr 18, 2014

Ladies of all ages from across Mayo are being called on to get ‘bodacious’ and hit the surf as part of a charity campaign to celebrate the inspirational women in their lives.

Will calorie counts on restaurant menus help tackle obesity?

Fri, Apr 18, 2014

Health Minister James Reilly last week performed the official launch of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s new on-line calorie calculator to help businesses in the food undustry to calculate the calorie contents of their menus.

New physiotherapy clinic opens in Castlebar

Fri, Apr 18, 2014

At a time when business closures in Castlebar have dominated local media, it comes as welcome news that a new chartered physiotherapy practice has just opened in the town.

David Ukich, a native of Perth, Western Australia, and married to Darina Kilroy from Claremorris, has opened his new business at 1 Humbert Mall, Castle Street Car Park, Castlebar.

T-Rex Clothing supplies top quality sports wear and t-shirts

Fri, Apr 18, 2014

T-Rex Clothing are suppliers to school and colleges, sports clubs and organisations and also produce one-off designs and campaigns.

Western Way non-stop

Fri, Apr 18, 2014

A group of ultra-running athletes will attempt the monumental task of running the entire length of the Western Way trail.

Castlebar native shortlisted for national health award

Fri, Apr 18, 2014

Castlebar woman Sheila Caulfield, has been shortlisted for a national award for her work to help people understand a test which could save their lives by detecting bowel cancer at an early stage.

Revlon look to Ireland for new face of European campaign

Fri, Apr 18, 2014

Cosmetics giant Revlon is inviting Mayo model hopefuls to enter their search for a new spokesmodel to star in a multi-million Euro advertising campaign in print media and on billboards across Europe.

As part of their search, Revlon will select a contestant from the Miss Ireland finals in July in Dublin to join the shortlist to become the face of Revlon for the 2014/2015 advertising campaign.

New supplement shown to tackle digestive problems

Fri, Apr 11, 2014

A new daily food supplement, which has been shown to help tackle digestive problems such as IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), bloating and gas, has become available for the first time in Ireland.

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