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On a quiet stretch of Galway’s Ballymoneen Road, patients are arriving for MRI scans just minutes from their homes rather than making the familiar journey across a congested city to one of the region’s major hospitals. It is a small change in geography, but one that reflects a much bigger ambition.

Ireland has one of the highest rates of type 2 diabetes in Europe, with more than 225,000 people currently diagnosed. Among the most serious complications are diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). DFUs are wounds that are slow to heal, and around 15 per cent of people with diabetes will develop a DFU during their lifetime. DFUs can significantly impact quality of life, and, in some cases, result in admission to hospital or amputation.

This June Bank Holiday Weekend, Diabetes Ireland is asking those in Westmeath with diabetes, their families and friends to get outdoors and take part in its 10km Challenge 2021 to raise vital funds to support its helpline and education services.

To mark National Epilepsy Week (May 14 to 20), Epilepsy Ireland announced results of a survey conducted among young people aged 16 to 21 on their experience of living with the condition.