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I hope you have had a taste in some shape or form of the lovely sunny weather over the last 10 days. Hasn’t it been just wonderful? As everyone says, if we could have more of this in Ireland who would bother going abroad?!

As temperatures are starting to rise, people are beginning to venture out of their winter hibernation and embrace the outdoors once again. However, if you suffer from hay fever, you are most likely dreading the stinging eyes, streaming nose, and unstoppable sneezing.

AS ELECTION placards leer at us from every lamp-post, and vote-wheedling leaflets are daily stuffed through our letterboxes, The Kenny Gallery’s new exhibition of Irish political posters, flyers, and assorted ephemera from down the years, could hardly be more topical.

With hay fever season in full swing, drivers in Mayo are being warned about the potential road safety danger posed by sneezing bouts behind the wheel and drowsiness caused by medications.

With hay fever season in full swing, drivers in Mayo are being warned about the potential road safety danger posed by sneezing bouts behind the wheel and drowsiness caused by medications.

Does spring bring with it the miseries of hay fever? If you have the yearly running nose, watering eyes and sneezing problems, it can spoil anything from football to a walk in the local park. You can control these symptoms with conventional medicine but as soon as it wears off, the problem returns, often year after year.

When a child gets a temperature, his or her mood hits rock bottom. They become tired and weak, get grouchy, and don’t feel up to much. Taking their temperature by inserting a thermometer in the ear, mouth, or - even worse - bottom can make everything even worse. This is why there is now a thermometer which can be placed like a ring on the parent’s hand. It is called Mother’s Touch and is available exclusively at DocMorris and Unicare pharmacies.