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With frequent scares in recent weeks over Legionnaires disease, a new product has been launched on the Irish market which prevents the risk of the disease at the point of use.

Dear Breda

Gardai in Mullingar are seeking the assistance of the public in the recovery of some stolen pharmaceuticals that could stop a person’s breathing in minutes if taken incorrectly.

The use of heroin has increased rapidly in Kilkenny in just 12 months with almost double the amount of people using in 2008 than used in 2007.

Is your skin looking the worse for wear as winter begins to bite? If so, the new Frankincense Vitamin A/C/E Revitalising Body Cream from REN (€45) may change all that.

Kilkenny's war against drugs has been given extra help in the form of improved health services for addicts.

A 31-year-old man from Knock who was caught smoking heroin outside a filling station in Castlebar pleaded guilty at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

A 21-year-old business student in Sligo IT was before Castlebar District Court this week after he was found to be in possession of €211 worth of cocaine.

Westmeath homeowners are being urged to measure their homes for the cancer causing gas, radon, by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII). Measurements made by the RPII to date highlight that 9 per cent of homes in Westmeath exceed the acceptable level. Radon is the second biggest cause of lung cancer in Ireland and causes up to 200 deaths per year, an issue highlighted at yesterday’s National Radon Forum in Dublin.

A man who had attempted to conceal 32 Ecstasy tablets, six bags of cocaine, and 20 bags of herbal cannabis, in his jacket after being stopped for driving while using a mobile succeeded in having charges of drug dealing dismissed because of a “gap” in evidence.